Effects of vertical hedge interval of vetiver grass on erosion on steep agricultural lands

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-227

  Donjadee, S ^a   Clemente, R S ^a   Tingsanchali, T ^a   Chinnarasri, C ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Runoff; Sediment; Soil erosion; Steep slope; Thailand; Vegetative barriers; Vertical hedge interval; Vetiver grass

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF SEDIMENTS; SOIL EROSION; STEEP SLOPE; THAILAND; VETIVER GRASS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FENCES; RAIN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION RATE; GRASS; HEDGEROW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA NEMORALIS;

EID: 77953655056     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.900     Document Type: Article

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