ISSN:
1573-2991
Keywords:
soil conservation
;
herbaceous plants
;
Majuli
;
flood plain
;
Brahmaputra river
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract A model experiment on soil conservation utilising the plantation of certain herbaceous plants in a selected stretch of Majuli, the largest riverine island in the world, was carried out. The plantation followed work to establish the proper inclination for the river bank. The soil erosion in the experimental site was reduced to only about 2% compared with about 15–20% in the previous years. All the four species selected for the present study had excellent soil binding capacity and were thus helpful in stabilizing the highly vulnerable soil in the flood plain areas of the region.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006695725516
