No-till and basin tillage for reducing runoff and sediment yield on centre-pivot irrigated maize in a Mediterranean soil

Centre-pivot irrigation systems frequently cause surface runoff and erosion problems. This is more evident in complex topographies and low infiltrability soils. To overcome these problems farmers have tried different tillage systems, attaining different results, depending on soil type and irrigation...

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Main Author: Silva, Luis Leopoldo (author)
Other Authors: Marques da Silva, José Rafael (author), Pisco, António M.V. (author), Torres, César J.V. (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2048
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/2048