Grass hedges for the protection of sloping lands from runoff and soil loss: An example from Northern China

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-256

  Huang, D ^a,b   Han, J G ^a   Wu, J Y ^b   Wang, K ^a   Wu, W L ^a   Teng, W J ^b   Sardo, V ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grass hedges; Northern China; Runoff; Sloping lands; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MEASURES; GRASS HEDGES; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LINEAR MODEL; MULTIPLICATIVE MODEL; NORTHERN CHINA; OVERLAND FLOW; RAIN-INTENSITY; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SLOPE GRADIENTS; SLOPING LAND; SOIL LOSS; SOYBEAN PLANTS;

FENCES; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SLOPE PROTECTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; HEDGEROW; LOAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERLAND FLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SLOPE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOYBEAN;

CHINA;

ARUNDINELLA; ARUNDINELLA HIRTA; GLYCINE MAX; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 77957299180     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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