Efficacy of vegetative barriers for rehabilitation of degraded hill slopes in eastern India

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-107

  Sudhishri, Susama ^a   Dass, Anchal ^a   Lenka, N K ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Eastern Ghats; Efficacy; Erosion control; Mechanical measure; Sambuta; Vegetative barrier

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EROSION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VEGETATION;

EFFICACY; EROSION CONTROL; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; VEGETATIVE BARRIERS;

SOILS;

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); CROP YIELD; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; HILLSLOPE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION;

ASIA; EASTERN GHATS; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; SACCHARUM; THYSANOLAENA MAXIMA; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 41249100621     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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