Efficiency of wheat straw mulching in reducing soil and water losses from three typical soils of the Loess Plateau, China

Mulching the soil surface with a layer of plant residue is considered an effective method of conserving water and soil because it increases water infiltration into the soil, reduces surface runoff and the soil erosion, and reduces flow velocity and the sediment carrying capacity of overland flow. Ho...

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Main Authors: Abbas E. Rahma, David N. Warrington, Tingwu Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-12-01
Series:International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633919301819