Evaluation of alternative land management and cropping practices for soil conservation |
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| Authors: | K Edwards CJ Rosewell |
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| Institution: | Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales, c/o CSIRO Division of Water Resources, GPO Box 1666, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia.;Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales, PO Box 462, Gunnedah 2380, NSW, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. To allow land planners and managers to assess erosion under alternative management practices a model has been developed. It is based on the universal soil loss equation but uses subfactors for crop cover and management. Readily available agronomic data and field expert opinion were used in formulating the method. Locally-derived data are used to validate the model which is then applied to agricultural systems in New South Wales, ranking the relative erosion hazard associated with crop and land management practices. |
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