Quantification of visual soil erosion indicators in Gikuuri catchment in the central highlands of Kenya

Geoderma

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 34-47

  Okoba, Barrack Ouma ^a   Sterk, Geert ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop yield gap; Farmers' knowledge; Kenya; Soil erosion indicators; Soil erosion rates

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; EROSION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION;

CROP YIELD GAP; FARMERS' KNOWLEDGE; KENYA; SOIL EROSION INDICATORS; SOIL EROSION RATES;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL EROSION;

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; FARM CROPS; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745836708     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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