Godone D., Stanchi S. Soil Erosion Issues in Agriculture

InTech, 2011. — 346 p. — ISBN: 978-953-307-435-1.The book deals with several aspects of soil erosion, focusing on its connection with the agricultural world. Chapters' topics are various, ranging from irrigation practices to soil nutrient, land use changes or tillage methodologies. The book is subdivided into fourteen chapters, sorted in four sections, grouping different facets of the topic: introductive case studies, erosion management in vineyards, soil erosion issue in dry environments, and erosion control practices. Certainly, due to the extent of the subject, the book is not a comprehensive collection of soil erosion studies, but it aims to supply a sound set of scientific works, concerning the topic. It analyzes different facets of the issue, with various methodologies, and offers a wide series of case studies, solutions, practices, or suggestions to properly face soil erosion and, moreover, may provide new ideas and starting points for future researches.Soil Degradation.
Water Erosion from Agricultural Land Under Atlantic Climate.
Micro-Topographic Characteristics in Coordinate with Surface Erosion.
Losses of Soil and Nutrients from a Purplish Soil on Slopping Lands as Affected by Rain Intensity and Farming Practices.
Soil Erosion Aspects in Agricultural Ecosystem.
Evaluation of Erosion Intensity and Some of Its Consequences in Vineyards from Two Hilly Environments Under a Mediterranean Type of Climate, Italy.
Hydrological Effects of Different Soil Management Practices in Mediterranean Areas.
Planting System on Permanent Beds; A Conservation Agriculture Alternative for Crop Production in the Mexican Plateau.
The Significance of Soil Erosion on Soil Fertility Under Different Tillage Systems and Granitic Sandy Soils in Semi-Arid Zimbabwe: A Comparison of Nutrient Losses Due to Sheet Erosion, Leaching and Plant Uptake.
Effect of Slope Position and Land-Use Changes to Bio- Physical Soil Properties in Nakasongola Pastoral Rangeland Areas, Central Uganda.
Pastoral Hill Slope Erosion in New Zealand and the Role of Poplar and Willow Trees in Its Reduction.
Erosion Control in Furrow Irrigation Using Polyacrylamide.
Soil Erosion Control on Arable Lands from North-East Romania.
Terracing as a Measure of Soil Erosion Control and Its Effect on Improvement of Infiltration in Eroded Environment.