Soil Erosion and Conservation provides a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing and implementing soil conservation programmes. <P>Features include: <P>* new material on gully erosion, tillag
Soil erosion, conservation, and rehabilitation
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- Publisher
- Marcel Dekker
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Discusses the latest information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands--detailing state-of-the-art water and soil conservation methods. Elucidates the rehabilitation of agricultural lands depleted by human activity.
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