Soil and nutrient losses from different land uses and vegetative methods for their control on hilly terrain of South Andaman

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Pandey, C B ^a,b   Chaudhari, S K ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Erodibility; Islands; Runoff plot; Soil erosion; Soil texture; Undulating terrain; Vegetation cover; Vegetative control methods

Indexed keywords

COCOS NUCIFERA; GLIRICIDIA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES;

EID: 77952273940     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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