Combined Cultivation Pattern Reduces Soil Erosion and Nutrient Loss from Sloping Farmland on Red Soil in Southwestern China

Combined Cultivation Pattern Reduces Soil Erosion and Nutrient Loss from Sloping Farmland on Red Soil in Southwestern China

Crops are usually planted on sloping land in mountainous areas due to limited suitable land area. This results in serious soil erosion and loss of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to land degradation and water eutrophication. It is important to adopt appropriate cultivation practices to change this s...

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Main Authors: Yan-Ting Mao, Wei Hu, Henry Wai Chau, Bao-Kun Lei, Hong-Jie Di, An-Qiang Chen, Mei-Ting Hou, Samuel Whitley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
surface runoff
sediment
nutrient loss
sloping farmland
red soil
combined cultivation pattern
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/8/1071

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