An experimental study of soil conservation using herbaceous plants in Majuli Island, Assam, India

Environmentalist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-27

  Biswas, S P ^a   Baruah, Debajit ^a,b   Hazarika, Ananda ^a,c  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Lakhimpur Girls' College   (India)

^c Majuli College   (India)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra river; Flood plain; Herbaceous plants; Majuli; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; PLANT; SOIL CONSERVATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0034048189     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006695725516     Document Type: Article

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