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Evaluation of Soil Conservation Structures in Sloppy Lands of Sohawa Area for Soil Moisture and Fertility Conservation

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2019
Pothohar region of the Punjab, Pakistan is rain-fed with undulating topography. Soils of the area are predominantly loose with low water retention capacity and are vulnerable to erosion. Erratic and high intensity rainfall causes land erosion in the area
Adnan Umair, Tariq Mehmood, Waqas Naseem, Sultan Ahmad Rivzi, Safia Naureen Malik, Muhammed Rafique Sajjad   +5 more
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Effects of fine root length density and root biomass on soil preferential flow in forest ecosystems

Forest Systems, 2015
Aim of study: The study was conducted to characterize the impacts of plant roots systems (e.g., root length density and root biomass) on soil preferential flow in forest ecosystems.
Yinghu Zhang, Jianzhi Niu, Xinxiao Yu, Weili Zhu, Xiaoqing Du   +4 more
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Estimating the curve number for conventional and soil conservation technologies using a rainfall simulator

Soil and Water Research, 2021
The aim of the article was to verify the curve number (CN) values given in the National Engineering Handbook (NEH) methodology, whether they really correspond to all wide-row crops.
David Kincl, David Kabelka, Jan Vopravil, Darina Heřmanovská   +3 more
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Soil wetting effects on fallow and cropland in three different soil types of the Czech Republic

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2016
This paper brings the comparison of characteristic changes of cropland and of land that has been left fallow for ten years. The disruption of soil structure (MWD) was tested and correlated with basic soil parameters (soil texture, soil hydraulic ...
O. Holubík, M. Hrabalíková, P. Huislová, J. Vopravil   +3 more
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Water and sediment runoff and soil moisture response to grass cover in sloping citrus land, Southern China

Soil and Water Research, 2019
Soil erosion is recognized as one of the major environmental problems in the hilly red soil region of Jiangxi province, southern China. An eight-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of grass cover in the sloping citrus land on ...
Minghao Mo, Zhao Liu, Jie Yang, Yuejun Song, Anguo Tu, Kaitao Liao, Jie Zhang   +6 more
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Weekly rainfall analysis for crop planning in rainfed Shivalik Himalayas of India

Journal of Agrometeorology, 2015
The study was carried out to compare various two-parameter probability distributions for identifying the most appropriate distribution to describe the weekly rainfall data of Standard Meteorological Week (SMW) from 22 to 42 weeks in Shivalik region of ...
N.M. ALAM, C. JANA, PANKAJ PANWAR, GOPAL KUMAR, P.K. MISHRA, N.K. SHARMA, A.K. TIWARI   +6 more
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Short Communication. Restoring monoculture plantation using stand spatial structure analysis

Forest Systems, 2013
Aim of study. To improve the quality of monoculture plantations in China.Area of study. structure-based forest management was conducted in Rocky Mountain Area of Northern China.Material and Methods.
G. Gao, G. Ding, H. Wang, Y. Zang, W. Liang, Y. An, Y. He   +6 more
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Optimization of Land Use Pattern Reduces Surface Runoff and Sediment Loss in a Hilly-Gully Watershed at the Loess Plateau, China

Forest Systems, 2016
Aim of study: The aim is to find a way increasing gain yield and lessen area of farmland, and then increasing vegetation cover, improving environment and alleviating soil erosion.Area of study: The Hilly-Gully region at the loess plateau of China ...
Han Yini, Niu Jianzhi, Xin Zhongbao, Zhang Wei, Zhang Tielin, Wang Xilin, Zhang Yousong   +6 more
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Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2015
Cultivation of field crops is a challenge and risky business in sloping areas. A study was conducted as a demonstration model for the sloppy lands of Fateh Jang, Pakistan.
Obaid ur Rehman, Muhammad Rashid, Rahina Kausar, Sarosh Alvi, Riaz Hussain   +4 more
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Optimal model utilization of arable land with regard to food self-sufficiency and soil protection

Journal of Maps, 2022
The model of optimal utilization of arable land presents a new way of farming evaluation. The main map sheet consists of four parts, which logically follow each other.
Zbyněk Janoušek, Vladimír Papaj, Martin Mistr, Tomáš Vojtěchovský   +3 more
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