Runoff through and upslope of contour switchgrass hedges

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 210-219

  Dabney, Seth M ^a   Wilson, Glenn V ^a   McGregor, Keith C ^a   Vieira, Dalmo A N ^b  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANICUM VIRGATUM; RAINFALL EVENT; RETURN PERIODS; RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SILT LOAM SOILS; SLOPE LENGTH; SWITCHGRASS; ZEA MAYS L;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILT;

FENCES;

BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CONTOUR MAP; GRASS; HEDGEROW; MAIZE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SILTY LOAM; SLOPE ANGLE;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

ILEX; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855471903     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0019     Document Type: Article

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