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Use of a shrub ( Medicago arborea ) to control water erosion on steep slopes
Author(s) -
Andreu V.,
Rubio J.L.,
Cerni R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1994.tb00466.x
Subject(s) - shrub , surface runoff , erosion , environmental science , medicago sativa , vegetation (pathology) , erosion control , agronomy , medicago , soil conservation , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , ecology , biology , geomorphology , agriculture , geotechnical engineering , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , gene
. The effect of Medicago arborea on erosion on a burnt area was studied in experimental plots near Valencia, Spain, between 1989 and 1992. Its growth and development was studied, and its effect was compared with the natural vegetation (matorral) and bare soil. Medicago decreased soil loss by 41.7% and runoff by 25.7% compared with bare soil. However, under natural vegetation soil loss was 27.5% less than under Medicago.