A review on effectiveness of best management practices in improving hydrology and water quality: Needs and opportunities

Y Liu, BA Engel, DC Flanagan, MW Gitau… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Best management practices (BMPs) have been widely used to address hydrology and water
quality issues in both agricultural and urban areas. Increasing numbers of BMPs have been …

The role of vegetated buffers in agriculture and their regulation across Canada and the United States

SM Gene, PF Hoekstra, C Hannam, M White… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
A vegetated buffer, barrier, or filter strip is a parcel of land that is designated to separate land
used for agriculture from valued aquatic or terrestrial habitats. It exists partly with the intent to …

Evaluating efficiencies and cost-effectiveness of best management practices in improving agricultural water quality using integrated SWAT and cost evaluation tool

Y Liu, R Wang, T Guo, BA Engel, DC Flanagan… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural conservation practices, or agricultural best management practices (BMPs), can
reduce nutrient loading and help address harmful algal blooms (HABs). HABs in the western …

Comparison of AnnAGNPS and SWAT model simulation results in USDA‐CEAP agricultural watersheds in south‐central Kansas

PB Parajuli, NO Nelson, LD Frees… - Hydrological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted under the USDA‐Conservation Effects Assessment Project
(CEAP) in the Cheney Lake watershed in south‐central Kansas. The Cheney Lake …

[HTML][HTML] Financial comparison of seven nitrate reduction strategies for Midwestern agricultural drainage

L Christianson, J Tyndall, M Helmers - Water Resources and Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
Much work has been invested in the development of practices and technologies that reduce
nitrate losses from agricultural drainage in the US Midwest. While each individual practice …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of best management practices on hydrology and sediment yield at watershed scale in Mississippi using SWAT

D Nepal, PB Parajuli - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The selection and execution of appropriate best management practices (BMPs) in critical
areas of a watershed can effectively reduce sediment yield. Objectives of this research …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of agricultural best management practices using models: Current issues and future perspectives

H Xie, L Chen, Z Shen - Water, 2015 - mdpi.com
Best management practices (BMPs) are the most effective and practicable means to control
nonpoint source (NPS) pollution at desired levels. Models are valuable tools to assess their …

Assessing the impacts of sustainable agricultural practices for water quality improvements in the Vouga catchment (Portugal) using the SWAT model

J Rocha, P Roebeling, ME Rial-Rivas - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fertilizers has become one of the most challenging environmental
issues in agricultural catchment areas. In order to reduce the negative impacts from …

Economic optimization to guide climate water stress adaptation

FA Ward, SA Amer, DA Salman, WR Belcher… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Allocation of water over its six dimensions of quantity, quality, timing, location, price, and cost
remains an ongoing challenge facing water resource planning worldwide. This challenge is …

Simulation of conservation practices using the APEX model

P Tuppad, C Santhi, X Wang, JR Williams… - Applied engineering …, 2010 - elibrary.asabe.org
Information on agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) and their effectiveness in
controlling agricultural non-point source pollution is crucial in developing Clean Water Act …