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Soil Erosion: Types and Causes of Soil Erosion

Soil Erosion: Types and Causes of Soil Erosion! Types: The loss of nutrient rich top soil or disturbances to the soil structure by some natural processes or anthropogenic activities is known as soil erosion. According to Odum (1966) soil erosion is a part of the soil pollution. […]

By Kumar|2014-03-03T20:10:16+05:30March 3, 2014|Soil Erosion|Comments Off

How to Control Soil Erosion? (5 Steps)

Some of the steps we can take to control soil erosion are as follows: Soil erosion can be controlled by adopting land management practices and also by changing the pattern of some human activities which accelerate soil erosion. (i) Contour farming: Contour farming may be defined as ploughing, seeding, cultivating and harvesting across the slope, rather than with it. [...]

By Kumar|2014-02-07T05:19:14+05:30January 28, 2014|Soil Erosion|Comments Off