RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effectiveness of different approaches for controlling sediment and nutrient losses from eroded land
JF Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
FD Soil and Water Conservation Society
SP 615
OP 620
VO 49
IS 6
A1 Mostaghimi, S.
A1 Gidley, T.M.
A1 Dillaha, T.A.
A1 Cooke, R.A.
YR 1994
UL http://www.jswconline.org/content/49/6/615.abstract
AB A rainfall simulator was used to investigate the effectiveness of straw mulch, hydroseed, and two commercial synthetic polymers (Soil Tex and Soil Master WR)in reducing runoff, sediment, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) losses from eroded land. Simulated rainfall was applied to 14 experimental field plots on a Groseclose silt loam, each 50 m2 (538 ft2) in size. Neither polymer was as effective as mulch or hydroseed in reducing runoff and erosion. Of all treatments investigated, straw mulch was the most effective in reducing runoff and losses of sediment, N, and P from eroded land.