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Research Project: Conservation Practice Impacts on Water Quality at Field and Watershed Scales

Location: National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

Title: Understanding soil erosion by water to improve our soil conservation

Author
item GRIGAR, JERRY - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, USDA)
item DUIKER, SJOERD - Pennsylvania State University
item Flanagan, Dennis

Submitted to: Crops and Soils
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/9/2020
Publication Date: 5/1/2020
Citation: Grigar, J., Duiker, S.W., Flanagan, D.C. 2020. Understanding soil erosion by water to improve our soil conservation [abstract]. Crops and Soils. 53(3):47-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20030.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20030

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Soil erosion by water is still the number one threat to sustainable crop production on upland soils while flooding caused by excessive runoff from uplands threatens lowland soils. High rainfall in recent years exposed cropping practices that do not provide sufficient protection, leading to visible soil erosion. In this article we discuss the different types of soil erosion by water, the significance of visible soil erosion, and conservation practices used to treat different types of erosion.