EFFECT OF CATTLE MANURE ON SOIL EROSION BY WATER
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Soil Science
- Vol. 133 (4) , 228-231
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-198204000-00005
Abstract
Soils from 6 different regions of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, were treated with 1 and 2% concentrations of cattle manure and incubated for 15 and 30 days. Erosion coefficients were determined of natural and treated soils. The cattle manure was effective in checking soil erosion when it was allowed to decompose in soil for 30 days. At a 15-day incubation period, the erosion of many soils increased, possibly due to the production of CO2 and consequent reduction in soil pH. The 2% concentration was only marginally superior to the 1% concentration in slowing soil erosion. The manure application was more effective in light-textured soils having high erosion coefficients.Keywords
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