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Impact of various range improvement practices on watershed protective cover and annual production within the Colorado River Basin

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Hessary, Iradj K, and Gifford, Gerald F, Impact of various range improvement practices on watershed protective cover and annual production within the Colorado River Basin: .

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During 1976 a study of annual production and cover (litter + rock + vegetation) on various range improvement practices was conducted in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The range improvement practices studied included gully plugs, contour furrowing, pitting, pinyon-juniper chaining, and various sagebrush control treatments. Results from studies of annual production on treated vs untreated sites indicated that: (a) about 33% of the contour furrowed sites had significant increases in annual production. Best responses were found on loam and clay loam soils, while soils of sandy loam or clay texture indicated a poor response to treatment. Soils classified as typical ustifluvents and ustollic haplargids were most favorable in terms [...]

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