Major advances of soil and water conservation in the U.S. southern great plains

Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States

Volumn 60, Issue , 2010, Pages 103-129

  Stewart, B A ^a   Baumhardt, R L ^b   Evett, S R ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dryland agricultural systems; Farming systems; Irrigated agricultural systems; Research studies; Soil conservation; Soil water management practices; U.S. southern great plains; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85085944592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub60.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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