Wind erosion control within Niger

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-125

  Baidu Forson, J ^a   Napier, Ted L ^b  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation policies; Desertification; Land degradation; Sahel; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

IMPACT; LAND DEGRADATION; SANDY SOIL; WIND EROSION;

NIGER;

EID: 0032230661     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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