Effectiveness of grass strips as barrier against runoff and soil loss in Jijiga area, northern part of Somali Region, Ethiopia

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 549-558

  Welle, Sultan ^a   Chantawarangul, Korchoke ^a   Nontananandh, Supakij ^a   Jantawat, Somjate ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Desho; Ethiopia; Grass strips; Setaria; Soil loss; Vetiver

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT);

EID: 33750910724     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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