Natural terrace formation through vegetative barriers on hillside farms in Honduras

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-82

  Walle, Robert J ^a   Sims, Brian G ^b  

^a Hillsides Project

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; LAND MANAGEMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TERRACING; VEGETATIVE BARRIER;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0031667181     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300007700     Document Type: Article

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