Farming methods impact on soil and water conservation efficiency under tea [Camellia sinensis (L.)] plantation in Nilgiris of South India

International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 195-198

  Sahoo, Dhruba Charan ^a   Madhu, Made Gowda ^a   Bosu, Sivagnanam Santhana ^b   Khola, Om Pal Singh ^a  

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

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation efficiency; Contour staggered trenches; Cover crop; Vegetative barrier

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019166831     PISSN: 20956339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2016.07.002     Document Type: Article

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