Published Article / To assess and predict runoff and soil loss on different tillage methods coupled with alternative cropping systems in the central highland vertisols of Ethiopia, a study was carried out at Ginchi, Agricultural Research Sub-Center during 1996. The experiment was conducted on runoff plots of 4 meter wide by 22 meter long, on surface slopes that range between 0.1% and 2.3%. The data collected was analyzed using regression models and an empirical formula developed by the Soil Conservation Service of America (SCS, 1964; 1972), known as curve number (CN). Both the regression model and the SCS simulated the mean daily runoff reasonably well with R2 93% and 83%, respectively. The overall results obtained explain that the improved tillage practice, BBF could drain the excess surface water safely.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cut/oai:ir.cut.ac.za:11462/314 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Welderufael, W.A., Woyessa, Y.E. |
| Contributors | Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein |
| Publisher | Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Issue 3: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Format | 127 776 bytes, 1 file, Application/PDF |
| Rights | Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, |
| Relation | Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal;Vol 12, Issue 3 |
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