Effects of pasture renovation on hydrology, nutrient runoff, and forage yield

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 320-328

  De Koff, J P ^a   Moore Jr , P A ^b   Formica, S J ^c   Van Eps, M ^c   DeLaune, P B ^d  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Watershed Conservation Resource Center   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CRITICAL PERIODS; FORAGE YIELD; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; INFILTRATION RATE; MANAGEMENT TOOL; MANURE APPLICATIONS; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE MANAGEMENT; PASTURE SOILS; POULTRY LITTER; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SWINE SLURRY; TOTAL NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; INFILTRATION; MANURES; NUTRIENTS; RAIN; SOILS;

AGRICULTURE;

NITROGEN; RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; FORAGE YIELD; HYDROLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PASTURE; SIMULATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; FERTILIZERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RAIN; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79952940838     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0158     Document Type: Article

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