Soil erosion due to settled upland farming in the Himalaya: A case study in Pranmati watershed

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-74

  Sen, K K ^a   Rao, K S ^a   Saxena, K G ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

High altitude; Himalaya; Soil loss; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION RATE; EROSION RATES; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; POTATO CULTIVATION; SOIL EROSION; UPLAND AGRICULTURE;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS; ECHINOCLOA; ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; ORYZA SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031450751     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509709469942     Document Type: Article

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