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Contour Buffer Strips

Contour Buffer Strips is a conservation practice consisting of strips of grass or other permanent vegetation established along the contour of a slope, distinguished by their strategic placement to intercept and reduce surface runoff and sediment transport in agricultural fields.

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626

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39

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12

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1

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Publications

10

Agroforestry Practices, Runoff, and Nutrient Loss

Ranjith P. Udawatta, J. John Krstansky, Gray S. Henderson et al. · Journal of Environmental Quality · 2002 · 249 citations

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Modeling the effects of riparian buffer zone and contour strips on stream water quality

Mahesh Kumar Sahu, Roy R. Gu · Ecological Engineering · 2009 · 109 citations

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Rates and patterns of tillage and water erosion on terraces and contour strips: evidence from caesium-137 measurements

Timothy A. Quine, Desmond E. Walling, Qalabane K. Chakela et al. · CATENA · 1999 · 109 citations

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The Landcare experience in the Philippines: Technical and institutional innovations for conservation farming

Agustin R. Mercado, Marcelino Patindol, Dennis P. Garrity · Development in Practice · 2001 · 41 citations

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The Impact of Prairie Strips on Aphidophagous Predator Abundance and Soybean Aphid Predation in Agricultural Catchments

Rachael Cox, Matthew E. O’Neal, Rene Hessel et al. · Environmental Entomology · 2014 · 31 citations · Full text

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Authors

39

  1. RP
    Ranjith P. Udawatta

    University of Missouri, United States

    3 publications · 290 citations

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  2. HE
    H. E. Garrett

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 260 citations

    2

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  3. XZ
    X Zhang

    National University of Lesotho, Lesotho

    1 publications · 109 citations

    1

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  4. MP
    Marcelino Patindol

    1 publications · 41 citations

    1

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  5. DW
    David W. Countryman

    Iowa State University, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

    1

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Institutions

12

  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    438 citations

  2. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

  4. National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment

    Ames, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    65 citations

  5. "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences

    Iasi, Romania

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment

    Chengdu, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

  7. Geographical Institute

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    65 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  2. Agroforestry Systems

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. Ecological Engineering

    1 publications · 109 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Environmental Quality

    JEQ · 1 publications · 249 citations

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