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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Soil Degradation; 1.1. Chapter Summary; 1.2. Global Context; 1.3. The Degree of Soil Erosion; Chapter 2 Mechanics and Processes of Physical Erosion; 2.1. Physical Deterioration of the Soil; 2.2. Types and Processes of the Physical Deterioration of the Soil; 2.3. Surface Sealing, Hard Setting, Surface Crusting, and Compaction (PC); 2.4. Classes of Accelerated Erosion; 2.5. Waterlogging; Chapter 3 Factors Influencing Soil Erosion |
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3.1. Vicious Cycle of Poverty, Population, and Land DegradationChapter 4 Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Fertility; 4.1. Impact of Soil Degradation on the Poor; 4.2. Poverty Impact on Resource Management; 4.3. The Links Between Poverty and Land Degradation -- Mixed Empirical Evidence; 4.4. Household Level Effects of Degradation; 4.5. Conceptualizing The Linkages Between Poverty and Land Degradation; 4.6. Soil Erosion and the Global Carbon Budget; 4.7. Economic and Physical Significance of Erosion; 4.8. Social Significance of Soil Erosion; 4.9. Modeling Economic Impacts |
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4.10. Tool Box of Problem-Oriented MethodologiesChapter 5 Water Erosion; 5.1. Forms of Water Erosion; 5.2. Permissible Soil Loss or Tolerance Limits; 5.3. Indicators For Soil Erosion; 5.4. Water Erosion and Compaction; 5.5. Erosion and People; 5.6. Efficient Control Measures Based on Surveys; 5.7. Effects of Water Erosion on Water Supplies; 5.8. Potential Hazards and Extent of Damages; 5.9. Reclamation of Abandoned and Eroded Land; 5.10. Basis For The Actions of Governments In Conserving Soils; Chapter 6 Physical Conditions Affecting Water Erosion; 6.1. Physiography; 6.2. Climate; 6.3. Soil |
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Chapter 7 Assessment of Soil Erosion7.1. Rainfall Simulator Studies; 7.2. Runoff Plots; 7.3. Erosion Measurements Within Existing Fields; 7.4. Sediment Yield From River Basins; 7.5. Soil Loss Prediction With The Universal Soil Loss Equation; Chapter 8 Wind Erosion; 8.1. Processes; 8.2. Factors Influencing Wind Erosion; Chapter 9 Factors Controlling Erosion Processes; 9.1. Geology and Soils; 9.2. Climate; 9.3. Weathering; 9.4. Vegetation and Land Use; 9.5. Topography; 9.6. Humans; 9.7. Groundwater; Chapter 10 Soil Conservation Methods: A General Approach; 10.1. Landscape Classification |
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10.2. Design, Construction, And Environmental ManagementChapter 11 Erosion Mechanisms and Control Methods; 11.1. Wind Erosion; 11.2. Rain and Sheet Erosion; 11.3. Gully Erosion; 11.4. Fluvial Erosion; 11.5. Mass Movement; Chapter 12 Materials For Erosion Control; 12.1. Natural Stone And Rock; 12.2. Geotextiles; Chapter 13 Use of Vegetation in Erosion Control; 13.1. Selection; 13.2. Role of Vegetation In Surface Protection; 13.3. Role of Vegetation In Ground Stabilization; Chapter 14 The Way Forward; 14.1. Future For Soil Erosion Control: Global Status, Processes, and Trends In Soil Erosion |
| Summary |
Soil Erosion Aspects in Agriculture explains carious dimensions of agriculture sector with an extensive information on soil erosion and its aspects in agriculture sector. It includes the meaning of soil degradation, water erosion, wind erosion and factors influencing these three types of erosions. Provide the reader with an insight into the development of various resources that would help in getting rid of the problems arising from soil erosion. This would help in achieving sustainable practices for cultivation |
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14.2. Trends In Soil Erosion |
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In English |
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Print version record |
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Soil erosion.
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Agriculture.
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Agriculture
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farming (activity or system)
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agriculture (discipline)
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Agriculture
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Soil erosion
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Rafique, Mazhar
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| ISBN |
1773618180 |
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9781773618180 |
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