The effects of vegetation type on infiltration rate and sediment production

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1989
Author
Ng'ethe, JC
Mbakaya, DS
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Article; en
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Abstract
In field trials, infiltration rates were consistently greater and sediment production lower under Grewia bicolor than under Chloris roxburghiana and bare ground. The vegetation-related variables were positively correlated with infiltration rates and protected the soil surface from raindrop impact.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11295/84230
Citation
Proceedings of the National Workshop - Soil and Water Conservation in Kenya 1989 No. 3 pp. 332-338
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Univeristy of Nairobi
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