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The effects of crop cover and residue management on runoff and soil loss
A. M., Kilewe; J. P, Mbuvi (National Agricultural Research Centre MugugaDepartment Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 1988)The amount ofplant cover needed to protect a soil depends on the soil characteristics and the intensity of erosive forces at that time and place. Loose soil on steep slopes needs permanent vegetation to intercept raindrops ...