Effectiveness of stone bunds in controlling soil erosion on cropland in the Tigray Highlands, northern Ethiopia

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-297

  Gebremichael, Desta ^a,b   Nyssen, J ^a,c   Poesen, J ^a   Deckers, J ^a   Haile, Mitiku ^c   Govers, G ^a   Moeyersons, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Relief Society of Tigray   (Ethiopia)

^c MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Sediment accumulation; Sheet and rill erosion; Soil and water conservation; Stone bund; Tillage erosion; USLE P factor

Indexed keywords

EROSION CONTROL; SHEET EROSION; SOIL CONSERVATION; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TIGRAY;

EID: 29144534598     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2005321     Document Type: Article

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