Soil erosion in the tropics : principles and management (Record no. 35106)
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| fixed length control field | 01418nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780070360877 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0070360871 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 631.450913 |
| Item number | LAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lal, Rattan : |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Soil erosion in the tropics : principles and management |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication | ©1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 580 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part A: Introduction; (1) Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Part B: Basic Processes; (2) Physical Processes and Climatic Erosivity; (3) Soil Properties and Erodibility (4) Slope and Landforms; (5) Splash Erosion; (6) Erosion Processes Over a Watershed. Part C: Measurement and Prediction; (7) Erosion Measurement and Evaluation; (8) Predicting Erosion Potential. Part D: Erosion Control; (9) Controlling Upland Erosion; (10) Landuse; (11) (12) Conservation Tillage; (13) Trees and Soil Erosion. Part E: Special Topics; (14) Erosion Hazard on Steeplands; (15) Wind Erosion and Its Control. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A text on the problem of soil erosion, covering the principles and processes of wind and water erosion, with emphasis on the tropics. Since soil erosion is the single largest problem in maintaining food production worldwide, it plays a significant role from an environmental point of view. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Erosion -- Tropen. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Bodenschutz -- Tropen. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Erosionsschutz -- Tropen. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 28/03/1995 | Asia Fondation | 575.00 | 631.450913 LAL | 003229 | Reference Books |