Tillage erosion on slopes with soil conservation structures in the Ethiopian highlands

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 115-127

  Nyssen, Jan ^a   Poesen, Jean ^a,b   Haile, Mitiku ^c   Moeyersons, Jan ^d   Deckers, Jozef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c Makalle University   (Ethiopia)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ard plough; Colluviation; Ethiopia; Soil conservation; Tillage erosion

Indexed keywords

SLOPE FARMING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0033667841     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(00)00138-0     Document Type: Article

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