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DOI: | 10.1081/CSS-120024054 |
Web URL(s): | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1081/CSS-120024054#.VCsV-vldXh4 Last checked: 09/30/2014 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1081/CSS-120024054 Last checked: 09/30/2014 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Santana, Rafael Ramos;
Martínez, Gustavo;
Macchiavelli, Raúl;
Rodríguez, José E.;
Guzmán, José L. |
Author Affiliation: | Santana and Rodríguez: Agronomy and Soils Department, University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experiment Station, Corozal, Puerto Rico; Martínez and Guzmán: Agronomy and Soils Department, University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experiment Station, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico; Macchiavelli: Agronomy and Soils Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Title: | Potential of trees, grasses, and turf legumes for restoring eroded soils |
Source: | Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. Vol. 34, No. 15/16, September 2003, p. 2149-2162. |
Publishing Information: | New York, NY: Marcel Dekker |
# of Pages: | 14 |
Related Web URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1081/CSS-120024054#.VCsWR_ldXh4 Last checked: 09/30/2014 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Erosion control; Erosion; Grasses; Legumes; Trees; Comparisons; Carbon; Ground cover
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Abstract/Contents: | "The performance and development potential of seven trees, two grasses and five turf legumes were evaluated in three highly eroded landscapes of Puerto Rico. Species development during the first year of establishment was adequate at the Corozal site, intermediate in Vega Baja and poor at the Orocovis location. Tree species Albicia procera and Leucaena leucocephala K 636 grew particularly well at Corozal and Vega Baja. At the Corozal site, grasses and turf legumes were significantly better for reducing soil erosion than trees and bare ground. Brachiaria decumbens did not allow sediment losses during a highly rainy period at this locale; it was significantly (P < 0.01) superior to all tree species, one cover legume and bare ground. Soil dissolved organic carbon (SDOC) estimates were significantly (P < 0.01) higher for ground cover species than for tree species and bare ground. Soil chemical composition of all eroded soil sites under consideration did not explain the changes in performance and development of the evaluated germplasm." |
Language: | English |
References: | 23 |
Note: | Figures Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Santana, R. R., G. Martínez, R. Macchiavelli, J. E. Rodríguez, and J. L. Guzmán. 2003. Potential of trees, grasses, and turf legumes for restoring eroded soils. Commun. Soil. Sci. Plant Anal. 34(15/16):p. 2149-2162. |
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| DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120024054 |
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