Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Nutrient Reduction Strategies
Analysis indicates need for conservation practices that address both upland erosion and in-stream sources to protect water quality
Restoration of Soil following Fire
Plants with coarse root biomass most effectively improve soil infiltration to restore fire-disturbed soils
Media Coverage of Conservation Practices
What practices are most covered in farm magazines? How could messaging be improved?
Special Issue
Measuring and Understanding the Effects of Conservation within Watersheds

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Characteristics of the soil macropore and root architecture of alpine meadows during the seasonal freezing-thawing process and their impact on water transport in the Qinghai Lake watershed, northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
X. Hu, L.-B. Jiang, Y.-D. Zhao and X.-Y. Li

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 00155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00155
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Smart climate initiatives for United States cropland
Clayton Ogg

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 0322A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.0322A
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Long-term drainage water recycling affects soil health and soil properties
H. Kaur, K.A. Nelson, G. Singh and R.P. Udawatta

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 00159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00159
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Effects of different vegetation restoration types on soil infiltration characteristics in severely eroded subtropical regions of South China
J. Peng, X. Xu, H. Wen, S. Ni, J. Wang and C. Cai

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 00047; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00047
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Understanding barriers to adoption of sustainable nitrogen management practices in California
J. Rudnick, S.D.S. Khalsa, M. Lubell, M. Leinfelder-Miles, K. Gould and P.H. Brown

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 00109; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00109
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Scaling up agricultural conservation: Predictors of cover crop use across time and space in the US upper Midwest
T. Guo, S.T. Marquart-Pyatt, K. Beethem, R. Denny and J. Lai

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2023, 00084; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00084

About Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (JSWC) is a multidisciplinary journal of natural resource conservation research, practice, policy, and perspectives. The journal has two sections: the A Section containing various departments and features, and the Research Section containing peer-reviewed research papers.