Soil erosion is a global issue because of its severe adverse economic and environmental
impacts. Economic impacts on productivity may be due to direct effects on crops/plants on …

China has been one of the countries suffering from the most serious soil erosion, which has
severely degraded soil productivity and water quality, thus affecting agricultural activities …

This book presents the results of an ICRAF review of the potential of agroforestry for soil
conservation, treated in its wider sense to include both control of erosion and maintenance …

How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the
broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices? National …

In this chapter we review the statistical theory for soil mapping. We focus on models
considered most suitable for practical implementation and use with soil profile data and …

In rainfed crop production, root zone plant-available water holding capacity (RZ-PAWHC) of
the soil has a large influence on crop growth and the yield response to management inputs …

Each World Resources Institute Report represents a timely, scientific treatment of a subject
of public concern. WRl takes responsibility for choosing the study topics and guaranteeing …

China's northeastern Black Soil Region, one of the country's most important crop production
areas, has been seriously affected by soil erosion. This study evaluated the effects of soil …

Until recently, the phenomenal economic development of the Asian tigers, Chile, and
Malaysia, as well as the sustained economic growth of the United States, painted a very …

A review of soil erosion research in the West African Sahel finds that there are insufficient
data on which to base policy. This is largely because of the difficulties of measuring erosion …