Runoff and nutrient losses in citrus orchards on sloping land subjected to different surface mulching practices in the Danjiangkou Reservoir area of China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-40

  Liu, Y ^a   Tao, Y ^a   Wan, K Y ^a   Zhang, G S ^a   Liu, D B ^b   Xiong, G Y ^b   Chen, F ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Plastic film mulching; Sediment yield; Straw mulching; Water and soil losses

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RUNOFF; CITRUS TREE; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FRUIT QUALITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SLOPING LAND; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WATER; STRAW MULCHING; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

ORCHARDS; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC FILMS; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

NUTRIENTS;

CROP YIELD; EROSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INFILTRATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCHING; NUTRIENT LOSS; ORCHARD; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SLOPE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; WATERSHED;

CHINA; DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR;

CITRUS;

EID: 84861003689     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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