Farming systems approach to erosion control in upper river watersheds Java

Arifin S., . and Ismail I.G., . and Basa I., . (1987) Farming systems approach to erosion control in upper river watersheds Java. [Proceedings Paper]

Much of agricultural land in Java is steep and of volcanic origin. The need to intensity food production and the limited amount of flat land forced farmers to use steep land for agricultural production. There is very little attention paid to proper soil conservation. A farming system approach has been adopted to study and reduce erosion. Strategies include reducing the area under food crops terracing planting forage and perennial crops on the steeper land and increasing livestock production. Terracing approach and crop arrangement have been studied. We found that growing food crops reduced erosion by 471906per cent. Terracing and planting grasses on the terrace reduced erosion from 118.24 to 02.75 ton/ha. This area has about 30-45 per cent average slope with deep and stable soil. In terms of food calories the bench terrace treatment produced 17 800 M Cal/ha food calories while the existing pattern produced only 24 per cent of that amou

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Much of agricultural land in Java is steep and of volcanic origin. The need to intensity food production and the limited amount of flat land forced farmers to use steep land for agricultural production. There is very little attention paid to proper soil conservation. A farming system approach has been adopted to study and reduce erosion. Strategies include reducing the area under food crops terracing planting forage and perennial crops on the steeper land and increasing livestock production. Terracing approach and crop arrangement have been studied. We found that growing food crops reduced erosion by 471906per cent. Terracing and planting grasses on the terrace reduced erosion from 118.24 to 02.75 ton/ha. This area has about 30-45 per cent average slope with deep and stable soil. In terms of food calories the bench terrace treatment produced 17 800 M Cal/ha food calories while the existing pattern produced only 24 per cent of that amou

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	5 ill.; 16 tables; 6 ref. Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	CULTIVO EN TERRAZAS
AGROVOC Term:	EROSION
AGROVOC Term:	CONSERVACION DE SUELOS
AGROVOC Term:	JAVA/ CUENCAS HIDROGRAFI
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:25
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14542

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