Himalayan watersheds in Nepal record high soil erosion rates estimated using the RUSLE model and experimental erosion plots

Himalayan watersheds in Nepal record high soil erosion rates estimated using the RUSLE model and experimental erosion plots

The rising unpredictability in the food supply chain in many parts of the world is related to soil loss and poor agricultural output. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), widely used for estimating soil loss, was applied in the western mid-hills in Nepal, with steep slopes and fragile g...

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Main Authors: Prayon Joshi, Raize Adhikari, Rajendra Bhandari, Bibek Shrestha, Nischal Shrestha, Samikshya Chhetri, Subodh Sharma, Joyanto Routh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Empirical models
Agriculture
Nepal mid-hills
Runoff plots
Soil erosion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023030074

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