Environmental and economic impacts of reducing total phosphorous runoff in an agricultural watershed

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 623-633

  Rodriguez, Hector German ^a   Popp, Jennie ^a   Gbur, Edward ^a   Chaubey Indrajeet, I ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Stochastic dominance; Total phosphorous; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHOSPHORUS; POULTRY; RUNOFF; STOCHASTICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARKANSAS; UNITED STATES;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 80052275335     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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