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Benacazon - News
   
 
Sept 2005  

Start of third collection year

 
 
Aug 2005  

Major runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses from Conventional treatment

 
Jan - April 2005  

Field measurements of soil physical properties and samples taken for soil characterization

 
Oct 2004  

Lolium multiflorum re-sown to help control Oxalis

 
Sept 2004  

Start of second collection year

 
 
August 2004  

End of first full hydrological year recorded. Major runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses from Conventional treatment

 
June 2004  

Installation of soil moisture sensors

 
Dec 2003  

Start of detailed monitoring of agronomical operations on the plots

 
Nov 2003  

Severe storms, soil losses close to 60 t ha -1 from Conventional treatment

 
Sept 2003  

Start of first collection year

 
 
Apr - Aug 2003  

Building of Benacazon plots

 
April 2003  

IAS-CSIC take charge of monitoring. Cover crop sown.

 
Oct-2002 to May-2003  

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