Excerpt
This edition of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation includes papers presented at two symposia-the 2002 annual conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) held in Indianapolis, Indiana and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Together, these joint symposia, that addressed advances in the use of polyacrylamide (PAM) for soil water management, mark the third annual joint symposium organized by the two Societies and presented at both societies' annual meetings. The nine oral and eleven poster presentations provided technical background on recent advances in PAM technology for conservationists working to improve soil and water conservation practices. These joint symposia demonstrate how important and relevant the partnership between practitioner conservationist and scientist is to soil and water conservation, agriculture, and the environment. The following manuscripts cover topics about the advances of PAM and potential uses to reduce erosion. PAM is currently being used to reduce erosion on irrigated agriculture in several different countries. In the Bjorneberg et al. (2003) manuscript, the authors report that PAM can be used to reduce erosion from center-pivot sprinkler irrigations systems in Kimberly, Idaho. They report that as long as the first PAM application stabilizes …
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Jorge A. Delgado is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Soil Plant Nutrient Research Unit in Fort Collins, Colorado. Craig A. Cox in the executive director Soil and Water Conservation Society in Ankeny, Iowa. Robert E. Sojka is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Northwest Irrigation Soil Research in Kimberly, Idaho. Warren J. Busscher is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Coastal Plains Soil, Water & Plant Research Center in Florence, South Carolina.
- Copyright 2003 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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