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Contour Furrowing

Contour Furrowing is a soil conservation tillage technique that consists in creating furrows along the contour lines of a slope to reduce water runoff and soil erosion, distinguishing it from other furrowing methods by its alignment perpendicular to the direction of water flow.

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2017–2026

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Publications

14

Contour furrows for in situ soil and water conservation, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Tewodros Gebreegziabher, Jan Nyssen, Bram Govaerts et al. · Soil and Tillage Research · 2008 · 143 citations

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Effects of Mechanical Treatments and Climatic Factors on the Productivity of Northern Great Plains Rangelands

Marshall R. Haferkamp, Jerry D. Volesky, Michael M. Borman et al. · Journal of Range Management · 1993 · 57 citations

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Contour Furrowing, Pitting, and Ripping on Rangelands of the Western United States

F. A. Branson, R. F. Miller, I. S. McQueen · Journal of Range Management · 1966 · 48 citations

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Infiltration, overland flow, and soil movement on frozen and snow‐covered plots

Harold F. Haupt · Water Resources Research · 1967 · 46 citations

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Rainfall harvesting on slopes using contour furrows with plastic-covered transverse ridges for growing Caragana korshinskii in the semiarid region of China

Xiaoyan Li, Wenwu Zhao, Yongjiu Song et al. · Agricultural Water Management · 2008 · 46 citations

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Authors

39

  1. EL
    Earl L. Neff

    Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 48 citations

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    h-index

  2. JR
    J. Ross Wight

    Northwest Watershed Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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  3. FA
    F. A. Branson

    Denver Federal Center, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  4. IS
    I. S. McQueen

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  5. RF
    R. F. Miller

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

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Institutions

18

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    248 citations

  2. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  3. Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory

    Miles City, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    285 citations

  4. Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory

    Sidney, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  5. University of Tasmania

    Hobart, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  6. Mekelle University

    Mek'ele, Ethiopia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    572 citations

  7. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo

    Texcoco, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    143 citations

  8. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Range Management

    6 publications · 168 citations

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  2. Soil and Tillage Research

    2 publications · 159 citations

    2

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  3. Journal of Soils and Sediments

    1 publications · 34 citations

    1

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  4. Water Resources Research

    1 publications · 46 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. The Rangeland Journal

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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