In this article we will discuss about universal soil loss equation used to estimate soil loss. The water erosion is a complex process. It involves inter-relationships between several factors. Few of them influence the potential of rainfall and runoff to detach and transport the soil particles from soil mass. And few are that, which affect the soil ability to resist [...]
Regarding soil conservation the term 'cover crops' is almost symonynous to the 'green manure' crops. The cover crops are primarily grown as a measure to control or reduce the soil erosion. These are grown either during off-season or when ground protection is required. In United States these are grown at winter annuals, and after harvesting they are ploughed for green [...]
In gully control the structural measures protect the soil against erosion and also help to conserve the rainwater. The earth plugs and check dams form water storage in the gully which can be used as per need, later on. Also, due to obstruction on moving runoff, the soil scouring through gully section gets controlled. Various design aspects of check dams [...]