Contour grass strips for soil erosion control on steep lands: A laboratory evaluation

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-26

  Boubakari, M ^a   Morgan, R P C ^b  

^a Far North Province   (Cameroon)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion control; Grass strips; Laboratory experiments; Steepland soils

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; RUNOFF; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL EROSION;

FESTUCA OVINA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 0032933898     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1999.tb00057.x     Document Type: Article

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