Abstract
Potential soil erosion by water for Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA) in the Corn Belt and by wind in the Great Plains was calculated using the universal Soil Loss Equation and the Wind Erosion Equation for current cropping practices. Crop statistics and components of the erosion equations were obtained from the States Crop Reporting Service, Soil Conservation Service, and information available from related literature. The calculations showed that only limited quantities of residue can safely be removed from either region because of soil erosion potentials.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-537 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Quality |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1979 |