SLM Database

A small constructed wetland is a combination of ponds and vegetation filters, designed mainly to remove sediment and nutrients from streams. It is usually located in first and second order streams in agricultural landscapes.

• Compiler: Dominika Krzeminska
• 06/22/2021 11:54 a.m.

Grassed waterways are shallow channels (natural or constructed) with grass cover, used to drain surface runoff from cropland and prevent erosion.

• Compiler: Dominika Krzeminska
• 02/07/2022 9:31 p.m.

Reduced tillage, involving no plowing in the autumn, preserves stubble or plant cover during the autumn and winter to prevent soil erosion, and particle and nutrient loss from cropland to watercourses.

• Compiler: Kamilla Skaalsveen
• 08/14/2014 1:47 p.m.

Grass buffer zones are established along waterways in cropland to reduce the surface runoff rate, and the amounts of sediment, nutrients and pesticides in the runoff.

• Compiler: Kamilla Skaalsveen
• 08/13/2014 2:33 p.m.

Establishment of grass - or retaining stubble - on arable land that is prone to erosion and flooding to reduce the risk of soil and nutrient losses.

• Compiler: Dominika Krzeminska
• 02/11/2022 3:28 p.m.

Small retention ponds, located in the forest, are ponds or pools with sufficient storage capacity to store the surface runoff to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall events. Ponds contain limited or no water during dry weather, but are designed to retain water during rain events.

• Compiler: Dominika Krzeminska
• 01/25/2022 2:10 p.m.

Subsoiling is defined as tillage below a depth of about 35-40 cm which doesn't invert the soil. It breaks up compacted layers to improve rooting and infiltration. Subsoiling is not needed on light soils, because these are rarely at risk of compaction.

• Compiler: Tymoteusz Bolewski
• 04/29/2022 2:37 p.m.

Technology is based on changing cropland to grazing land due to shallow soils with high share of rocks. This is the cause for lower yields or loss of yield during drought periods.

• Compiler: Matjaz Glavan
• 06/11/2017 11:16 p.m.

Mulch-till is a method of farming that does not utilise a plough, and thus the soil is not turned over. Furthermore, at least 30% of the cultivated area remains covered with organic residues left over from the previous crop. There are multiple benefits to the soil and carbon dioxide emissions …

• Compiler: Gregor Kramberger
• 04/26/2022 9:49 a.m.

Retention ponds (e.g. flood storage reservoirs, shallow impoundments) are water bodies, storing water to attenuate surface runoff during rainfall events. They provide storage as well as improving water quality. Retention ponds may also be used for irrigation of farmland.

• Compiler: Gregor Kramberger
• 06/22/2021 11:34 a.m.