Gardeners should pay as much attention to soil erosion as they do watering, pruning and weeding their yards and gardens ...

Discover how this alluring evergreen can prevent soil erosion and suppress weeds in your garden. Learn benefits and planting ...

Besides loss of lives, the other major problem the floods are causing is soil erosion. We have seen in the media farms being wiped away. How can farmers cope with this situation to avoid soil ...

Another important practice is amendment timing. Gardeners should avoid applying surface soil amendments immediately before ...

Water erosion is the most widespread form of soil degradation globally (Figure ... pruned several times a year to produce mulch and prevent excessive shading of crops. The decomposing mulch ...

This erosion is caused by heavy rain and it is ... Those grass roots will hold onto the soil and stop it being swept away. But taking farmland out of production like this is a difficult decision.

A study of 82 sites in 21 counties by Iowa State University showed that in the 50 years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion ...

The practice of growing different but complementary plants within a given area, also known as intercropping, has numerous positive effects, such as reduced soil erosion, weed suppression ...

THENI: In a bid to prevent soil erosion, the state highways department has started the construction of retaining walls near hairpin bends in Megamalai. The project, estimated to cost Rs 1.6 crore ...