Science news articles about 'preventing soil erosion'

... tillage for increased efficiency and protection against soil erosion. Yet, the amount of N fertilizer ... November 2007. On dark prairie-derived soils with abundant rainfall, the authors, Jeffrey Coulter ...

... published in the September-October 2008 issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal. "Use of high ... residue cover crops is imperative to prevent soil erosion, to bank leftover nutrients during ...

... effect on the nitrogen levels in the soil for the cash crop planted during the summer season. The results could significantly aid in preventing soil erosion in vulnerable agricultural regions.

... the latest land reform program, instead of a sense of secure future prospects. This insecurity causes farmers to make fewer investments to prevent soil erosion.

... fruit trees. Since then, farmers have allowed understory trees such as Miconia to invade because they help prevent soil erosion. The trees spread into the farms when birds and bats carry ...