Vetiver grass mulch for prevention of runoff and soil loss

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 144-151

  Donjadee, Somchai ^a   Chinnarasri, Chaiyuth ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

Conservation; Drainage irrigation; Field testing monitoring

Indexed keywords

FIELD TESTING; INVOLVED FIELD; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION CONTROLS; VETIVER GRASS;

CONSERVATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

LOSS PREVENTION;

DRAINAGE; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; IRRIGATION; MULCH; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

THAILAND;

EID: 84878047638     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.11.00045     Document Type: Article

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