Soil management practices

Reeder, R. and Westermann, D.T. (2006) Soil management practices. In: Schnepf, M. and Cox, C., (eds.) Environmental Benefits of Conservation on Cropland: The Status of Our Knowledge (1st Edition). pp. 1-87. Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA.

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Abstract

Soil management practices affect soil resources
obviously, but those practices also affect water
and air resources and the plants and animals that
depend upon those resources. Good soil management
builds soil quality, maintains or improves
water and air quality, and supports plant, animal,
and human life (NRCS, 1996a). Minimizing soil
erosion, increasing water infiltration, and promoting
biological activity through good management
ultimately produces a soil with physical and
chemical characteristics consistent with parent
material, topography, and climate

Item Type:	Book Section
NWISRL Publication Number:	1198
Subjects:	Soil Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:55
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2016 15:24
Item ID:	830
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/830