[PDF] Soil Conservation Literature eBook

Author : Norman Hudson
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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Man and soil erosion; The mechanics of erosion; The physics of rainfall; The erosivity of rainfall; The erodibility of soil; The principles of mechanical protection; The estimation of surface run-off; The design of mechanical protection works; Land management; Control of werosion by crop management; Gully erosion; Erosion control on non-arable land; Wind erosion and its control; Erosion research methods; Pollution and soil erosion; Appendix 1, 2; indexes.

Author : Humberto Blanco-Canqui
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402087098

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“Principles of Soil Management and Conservation” comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions. This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material.

Author : Royston Philip Charles Morgan
Publisher : Longman Scientific and Technical
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Gardening
ISBN :

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Provides comprehensive treatment of soil erosion processes and their control and a practical approach of the design of soil conservation methods.

Author : Paul W. Unger
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1482277875

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Save time and effort with this practical guide to all aspects of water and soil conservation Soil and Water Conservation Handbook is a concise, compact encyclopedia of the policies, practices, conditions, and terms related to soil and/or water conservation. This handy A-to-Z guide contains descriptions of more than 700 entries, presente

Author : Phoebe O'Neall Faris Harrison
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 14,48 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN :

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These references are designed to bring us up to date in the field of soil and water conservation literature. The listings and abstracts are arranged alphabetically by years, with the latest year at the beginning of each section. This is for the benefit of readers who want to locate quickly the most recent books, booklets, and bulletins on different phases of this important subject.

Author : Khan Towhid Osman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,48 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9400775903

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In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils. Soil conservation measures, including soil amendments, decompaction, mulching, cover cropping, crop rotation, green manuring, contour farming, strip cropping, alley cropping, surface roughening, windbreaks, terracing, sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), dune stabilization, etc., are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to soil pollution and the methods of physical, chemical and biological remediation of polluted soils. This book will lead the reader from the basics to a comprehensive understanding of soil degradation, conservation and remediation.