Jeferson Dieckow

Water, Sediment and Nutrient Retention in Native Vegetative Filter Strips of Southern Brazil

Fernando Rodrigo Bortolozo, Nerilde Favaretto, Jeferson Dieckow, Anibal de Moraes, Fabiane Machado Vezzani & Éder David Borges da Silva · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are areas adjacent to watercourses with the purpose of reducing sediment and nutrients contained within runoff water from cropland. The aim of this study was to evaluate the retention of water, sediment and nutrients in VFSs with 5, 10, 20 and 30 m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13788

Effects on Water Quality of Pesticide use in Farmland Under Intensive Soil Management in Southern Brazil

Lúcio Fábio Lourençato, Nerilde Favaretto, Fabrício Augusto Hansel, Agnes de Paula Scheer, Luiz Fernando de Lima Luz Junior, Luiz Cláudio de Paula Souza, Jeferson Dieckow & Andressa Cristhy Buch · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

Poor soil management and intensive use of pesticides causes serious damage to soil and water quality in Brazil. To confirm this, two studies were conducted in an area with intensive farming in Southern Brazil with objectives to evaluate the level of pesticides in the river adjace...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14419