The upper reaches of a watershed usually consist of hilly areas. These areas have an undulating topography and are foci for soil erosion. In areas with steep slopes and subjected to soil erosion vegetation do not get established. Due to lack of vegetative cover soil erosion is accelerated transporting large quantities of silt into the streams below. The uncontrolled runoff [...]
In general, the forms of soil erosion are nomenclature by the agents to cause them. Apart from water and wind as the erosive agents, there are also several other agents to cause the soil erosion but not in pronounced quantity. These agents are the glacial, snow, organic contents, anthropogenic etc. The erosion caused by these agents are referred by their [...]
The following are the common types of transitional terraces used for soil conservation: 1. Convertible Terraces 2. Intermittent Terraces. 1. Convertible Terraces: These are the bench terraces, which are alternated with the original land slope. Slope limit varies from 12 to 36% or 7 to 20 degrees. These can be used for mixed cultivation comprising annual crops and tree crops. [...]