Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture
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. The objectives of this study were to monitor the runoff water and soil sediment loss under different vegetative covers and slope...
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| author | Obaid ur Rehman Muhammad Rashid Rahina Kausar Sarosh Alvi Riaz Hussain |
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| description | 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. The objectives of this study were to monitor the runoff water and soil sediment loss under different vegetative covers and slope gradients in comparison with bare fallow on each slope gradient. Three artificial slope gradients i.e., 1%, 5% and 10% were established and three crops i.e., Wheat, Gram and Lentil were cultivated on each slope gradient. Soil and water losses were quantified against each slope gradient and every cover crop for the period of 4 years. Total soil sediment losses during this study were 51% in Lentil, 30% in Gram and 25% in Wheat were lesser compared with bare soil whereas, water losses from Lentil, Gram and Wheat were 69%, 75% and 73% lesser respectively while compared with bare plots. The highest soil and water losses were monitored at 10% slope gradient following 5% and then 1% slope gradients respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e186cdec45294b3f87e97bed169762ff2023-02-15T16:08:17ZengTurkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP)Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2015-04-013647848310.24925/turjaf.v3i6.478-483.292165Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope AgricultureObaid ur Rehman0Muhammad Rashid1Rahina Kausar2Sarosh Alvi3Riaz Hussain4Soil and Water Conservation Research Station, Fateh JangSoil and Water Conservation Research Station, Fateh JangSoil and Water Conservation Research Station, Fateh JangSoil Fertility Survey and Soil Testing Institute, RawalpindiSoil and Water Conservation Research Institute, ChakwalCultivation 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. The objectives of this study were to monitor the runoff water and soil sediment loss under different vegetative covers and slope gradients in comparison with bare fallow on each slope gradient. Three artificial slope gradients i.e., 1%, 5% and 10% were established and three crops i.e., Wheat, Gram and Lentil were cultivated on each slope gradient. Soil and water losses were quantified against each slope gradient and every cover crop for the period of 4 years. Total soil sediment losses during this study were 51% in Lentil, 30% in Gram and 25% in Wheat were lesser compared with bare soil whereas, water losses from Lentil, Gram and Wheat were 69%, 75% and 73% lesser respectively while compared with bare plots. The highest soil and water losses were monitored at 10% slope gradient following 5% and then 1% slope gradients respectively.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/292Sloppy landssediment losswater lossslope gradientscover cropsPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Obaid ur Rehman Muhammad Rashid Rahina Kausar Sarosh Alvi Riaz Hussain Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology Sloppy lands sediment loss water loss slope gradients cover crops Pakistan |
| title | Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture |
| title_full | Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture |
| title_short | Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture |
| title_sort | slope gradient and vegetation cover effects on the runoff and sediment yield in hillslope agriculture |
| topic | Sloppy lands sediment loss water loss slope gradients cover crops Pakistan |
| url | http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/292 |
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