Ridge tillage and contour natural grass barrier strips reduce tillage erosion
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Date
1999
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Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
This study compares the effects of four tillage systems on tillage erosion (downslope soil translocation): moldboard plough versus ridge tillage combined with an open field or contour natural grass barrier strips. The results show that both ridge tillage and the grass barrier strips significantly reduce soil loss.
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Keywords
Humid zones, Soil degradation, Soil erosion, Soil conservation, Tropical zones, Conservation tillage, Tillage erosion, Ridge tillage, Grass barrier strips, Land degradation, Animal powered-tillage, Humid tropics, Field Scale
Citation
Soil and Tillage Research 51(3-4): 341-356