EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR CONTROLLING SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT LOSSES FROM ERODED LAND

Authors
MOSTAGHIMI S GIDLEY TM DILLAHA TA COOKE RA
Citation
S. Mostaghimi et al., EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR CONTROLLING SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT LOSSES FROM ERODED LAND, Journal of soil and water conservation, 49(6), 1994, pp. 615-620
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources",Ecology,"Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Journal of soil and water conservation → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224561
Volume
49
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
615 - 620
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4561(1994)49:6<615:EODAFC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A rainfall simulator was used to investigate the effectiveness of stra w mulch, hydroseed, and two commercial synthetic polymers (SoilTex and Soil Master WR) in reducing runoff, sediment, nitrogen (N) and phosph orus (P) losses from eroded land. Simulated rainfall was applied to 14 experimental field plots on a Groseclose silt loam, each 50 m(2) (538 ft2) in size. Neither polymer was as effective as mulch or hydroseed in reducing runoff and erosion. Of all treatments investigated, straw mulch was the most effective in reducing runoff and losses of sediment , N, and P from eroded land.