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 Soil Erosion On Farmland

Table of Contents

• Title
• Foreword
  • Keywords, Acknowledgements
• Summary
• The Nature of Soil Erosion
  • Types of Erosion and their extent
• Agricultural Practices Which Increase the Risk of Erosion
  • Depletion of Ground Cover, Weakening of Soil Strength, Damage to Watercourses
• Agricultural Practices That Minimise Erosion
  • Practices which minimise depletion of ground cover
    • Arable Land, Lowland Pasture, Pastoral High Country, Tussock High Country
  • Practices which counteract loss of soil strength
    • Pastoral Hill Country
  • Practices which minimise damage to watercourses
    • Arable Land and Lowland Pasture, Pastoral Hill Country, Tussock High Country
• Conclusion
  • Glossary, Bibliography, Technical Reference, Discussion Notes

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