Vetiver grass hedges for erosion control on a cropped flood plain: Hedge hydraulics

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-104

  Dalton, P A ^a   Smith, R J ^a   Truong, P N V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erosion control; Flood plain; Vetiver grass hedges

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; GRASS; GRASS HEDGE; HEDGE HYDRAULICS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; VETIVERA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 0030153396     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3774(95)01230-3     Document Type: Article

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