Soil erodibility indices under different land uses in lower Shiwaliks

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Singh, M J ^a,b   Khera, K L ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Land use; Natural rainfall; Runoff; Simulated rainfall; Soil credibility; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF;

EID: 56049116707     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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