Soil carbon sequestration and erosion control potential of hedgerows and grass filter strips in sloping agricultural lands of eastern India

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 158, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-40

  Lenka, Narendra K ^a   Dass, Anchal ^a,b   Sudhishri, S ^a,b   Patnaik, U S ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Carbon sequestration; Contour hedgerows; In situ soil moisture conservation; Soil conservation; Soil quality; Soil restoration; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CROP YIELD; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; HEDGEROW; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RAINFALL; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

INDIA;

ELEUSINE CORACANA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; INDIGOFERA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84862205999     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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