Hillslope dynamics of on-farm generation of surface water flows: The case of rain-fed cultivation of pearl millet on sandy soil in the Sahel

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 183-210

  Rockstrom J ^a   Valentin, C ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Rain fed agriculture; Runoff; Sahel; Semi arid; Surface crust; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

HILLSLOPE DYNAMICS; MILLET; MILLET CULTIVATION; MODELLING APPROACH; OVERLAND FLOW; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RUNOFF; SANDY SOIL; SURFACE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER HARVESTING;

NIGER, SAHEL;

EID: 0030843763     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(96)01282-6     Document Type: Article

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