Impact of raised beds on surface runoff and soil loss in Alfisols and Vertisols

Garg, K K and Anantha, K H and Dixit, S and Nune, R and Venkataradha, A and Wable, P and Budama, N and Singh, R (2021) Impact of raised beds on surface runoff and soil loss in Alfisols and Vertisols. CATENA (TSI), 211. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0341-8162

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Abstract

Hydrological monitoring is crucial to designing agricultural water management (AWM) interventions. This study characterizes the soil hydraulic properties of Alfisols and Vertisols and develops rainfall-runoff-soil loss relationships through long-term hydrological monitoring. Two types of landform management techniques, i.e., raised bed and flat bed, were followed in three paired watersheds of 2–5 ha, characterized by deep Vertisols, medium deep Vertisols and Alfisols. Surface runoff and soil loss were monitored at the outlet of the respective watersheds for 8–12 years. In addition, 29 infiltration tests were conducted using a tension disc infiltrometer by applying a suction of

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rainfall-runoff relationship, Soil loss, Hydrological monitoring, Raised beds, Flat beds
Subjects:	Others > Soil Science Others > Watershed Management Others > Water Resources Others > Water Conservation
Depositing User:	Mr Arun S
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2022 09:21
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2022 09:21
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11969
Official URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105972
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	The authors thank the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems and TIGR2ESS project for partially supporting the cost of the lead author’s time for analyzing long-term data and drafting the manuscript.
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