MECHANICAL MEASURES
MECHANICAL MEASURES The mechanical or engineering methods most widely used include: (a) excavation of different types of ditches and const......
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SOIL CONSERVATION
SOIL CONSERVATION For prevention and control of soil erosion, two types of measures are undertaken: agronomic and mechanical. AGRONOMIC ME......
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ZONES OF SOIL EROSION IN INDIA
ZONES OF SOIL EROSION IN INDIA It has been estimated by agricultural experts that yearly loss of soils in India due to water and wind erosi......
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SOIL EROSION
Soil erosion is the wearing away and redistribution of the earth's soil layer. It is caused by the action of water, wind and ice, and also ......
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Desert Soils, Saline and Alkaline Soils, Peaty and Other Organic Soils\'
Desert Soils Such soils prevalent between the Indus and the Aravallis (in Punjab and Rajasthan) are covered under a mantle of blown sand. S......
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Laterite and Lateritic Soils, Forest Soils
Laterite and Lateritic Soils These soils possess a compact to vesicular mass in the sub-soil, composed mainly of hydrated oxides of iron an......
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