Grass mulching effect on infiltration, surface runoff and soil loss of three agricultural soils in Nigeria

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 912-917

  Adekalu, K O ^a   Olorunfemi, I A ^b   Osunbitan, J A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Lagos State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Mulching; Rainfall simulator; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT GRASS; MULCHING; RAINFALL SIMULATOR; SURFACE RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; EROSION; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

SOILS;

RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; EROSION; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; GRASS; INFILTRATION; MULCHING; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLAY; COLLOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROPPING SYSTEM; GRASS; MULCH; NIGERIA; PEARL MILLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SAND; SIMULATION; SOIL EROSION; STRAW; TROPICS;

AGRICULTURE; NIGERIA; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER;

EROSION; INFILTRATION; PLANT RESIDUES; PLANTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 33748573660     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.02.044     Document Type: Article

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