Role of selected riparian herbs in reducing soil erosion and nutrient loss under simulated rainfall

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 405-417

  Srivastava, Nishant Kumar ^a   Ram, Lal C ^a   Masto, R E ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Nutrient conservation; Nutrient loss; Rainfall simulation; Riparian land; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; CANOPY COVER; ERODED SOILS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; NUTRIENT LOSS; PLANT BIOMASS; RAIN-INTENSITY; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RIPARIAN LAND; RIPARIAN SOIL; RUNOFF WATER; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SOIL EROSION; STEPWISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION; WATER RUNOFF;

NUTRIENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

HERB; NUTRIENT LOSS; RAINFALL; RIPARIAN ZONE; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TEXTURE;

BIHAR; DAMODAR RIVER; DHANBAD; INDIA; JHARIA; JHARKHAND;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; LEONOTIS NEPETIFOLIA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; SENNA; SIDA ACUTA;

EID: 77954033340     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0353-5     Document Type: Article

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