1st Edition

Semiarid Soil and Water Conservation

By Finkel Copyright 1986
130 Pages
by CRC Press

130 Pages
by CRC Press

In this volume, the erosion and conservation measures discussed are, for the most part, those under unirrigated agriculture. The use of irrigation could cause significant changes in the growing seasons, and in the agricultural calendar, especially in the warmer climates where temperature is not a limiting factor. It is further noted that much of the material in this volume has been prepared with... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Hydrology 3. The Soil Erosion Process 4. Agronomic Measures for Soil and Water Conservation 5. Pasture and Forest Management in the Mediterranean Uplands 6. Engineering Measures: Waterways and Diversion Channels 7. Engineering Measures for Soil and Water Conservation 8. Engineering Measures: Water harvesting 9. Gulley Control 10. Wind Erosion

Biography

Finkel,