Soil conservation practices in a watershed in Southern Brazil

Soil conservation practices in a watershed in Southern Brazil

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine how often rural farmers in a watershed use no-tillage systems combined with crop rotation, contour farming and agricultural terraces. The study area was Paraná Watershed III (PB3) in the western region of Paraná State, and data from the 2006 Agricultu...

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Main Authors:	TIAGO S. TELLES, MARCO A.P. LOURENÇO, JOSÉ F. OLIVEIRA, GUSTAVO V. COSTA, GRAZIELA M.C. BARBOSA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:	contour farming agricultural terraces crop rotation conservation agriculture
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000500866&lng=en&tlng=en

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