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The effects of short-term grassland set-asides on soil properties in the Fraser River delta of British Columbia Lussier, Jason M.

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The Grassland Set-Aside Stewardship Program provides cost-share payments to agriculture producers in the Fraser River delta (FRD) region of British Columbia for placing active cropland under a grass and legume vegetation mix for a one to four-year period. While long-term grassland set-asides (GLSA) have been found to improve soil structure, reduce compaction, and increase soil organic matter; short-term set-asides (

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Title
The effects of short-term grassland set-asides on soil properties in the Fraser River delta of British Columbia
Creator
Lussier, Jason M.
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2018
Description
The Grassland Set-Aside Stewardship Program provides cost-share payments to agriculture producers in the Fraser River delta (FRD) region of British Columbia for placing active cropland under a grass and legume vegetation mix for a one to four-year period. While long-term grassland set-asides (GLSA) have been found to improve soil structure, reduce compaction, and increase soil organic matter; short-term set-asides (
Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-03-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0364281
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64834
Degree
Master of Science - MSc
Program
Soil Science
Affiliation
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2018-05
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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