Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Rehabilitation (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
Publisher: CRC
Published: November 7, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780824789848
Subjects: Agricultural science; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Management of land & natural resources; Pollution of land & crops; Soil science, sedimentology; Technology; Runoff; Soil Erosion Control; Technology & Industrial Arts; Soil erosion; Science/Mathematics; Soil conservation; Agriculture - Agronomy; Ecology; Flowers; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Agriculture - Soil Science; Rain and rainfall; Reclamation of land
First sentence: When water is supplied to the soil surface, whether by precipitation or irrigation, some of the water penetrates the surface and flows into the soil, while some may fail to penetrate and instead accumulate at the surface or flow over it.