Adjusted T values for conservation planning in Northwest Himalayas of India

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 391-397

  Mandal, Debashis ^b   Dadhwal, Kuidip S ^a,b   Khola, Om Pal Singh ^b   Dhyani, Bihari L ^b  

^a Soil Science and Agronomy Division

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (India)

Author keywords

Erosion control regulation (ECR); Erosion tolerance; Quantitative approach; Soil grouping; T value

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BULK DENSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EROSION CONTROL; INFILTRATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL SURVEY; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34248163376     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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