Evaluation of Contour Vegetative Barriers as Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Arid Lands
252 / 64
Authors
-
K D Sharma
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
-
N S Vangani
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
-
H P Singh
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
-
D N Bohra
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
-
A K Kalla
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
-
P K Joshi
Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur
Abstract
Contour vegetative barriers (CVB of locally adapted, drought resistant plant species were evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing runoff and soil loss in the farmers' fields. Pereunial grasses of desert tract performed the best and formed effective barriers against soil erosion from second year onwards. The runoff was reduced by 28 to 97% with negligible soil loss. The resultant overall 2.5 times increase in soil moisture storage increased yield of clusterbean crop by 37 to 51%. These barriers are inexpensive and acceptable to the farmers in the Indian arid zone.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Submitted
14-12-2016
Published
17-12-2016
Issue
Section
Articles
License
Copyright (c) 2016 Arid Zone Research Association of India
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
Sharma, K. D., Vangani, N. S., Singh, H. P., Bohra, D. N., Kalla, A. K., & Joshi, P. K. (2016). Evaluation of Contour Vegetative Barriers as Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Arid Lands. Annals of Arid Zone, 36(2). https://doi.org/10.56093/aaz.v36i2.65384
