Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

  1. Agronomic Erosion Control Practices
    1. Contour Farming
      1. Principles and Theory
        1. Contour Line Layout
          1. Equipment Requirements
            1. Slope Limitations
              1. Effectiveness Factors
                1. Implementation Guidelines
                  1. Maintenance Requirements
                  2. Strip Cropping Systems
                    1. Contour Strip Cropping
                      1. Strip Width Determination
                        1. Crop Selection
                          1. Layout Procedures
                            1. Field Strip Cropping
                              1. Buffer Strip Cropping
                                1. Wind Strip Cropping
                                  1. Design Considerations
                                    1. Management Practices
                                    2. Cover Crops and Green Manures
                                      1. Cover Crop Types
                                        1. Leguminous Cover Crops
                                          1. Grass Cover Crops
                                            1. Brassica Cover Crops
                                              1. Selection Criteria
                                                1. Establishment Methods
                                                  1. Termination Techniques
                                                    1. Benefits and Limitations
                                                    2. Mulching Practices
                                                      1. Organic Mulches
                                                        1. Crop Residue Mulch
                                                          1. Straw Mulch
                                                            1. Wood Chip Mulch
                                                              1. Inorganic Mulches
                                                                1. Plastic Mulch
                                                                  1. Gravel Mulch
                                                                    1. Application Methods
                                                                      1. Effectiveness Evaluation
                                                                      2. Conservation Tillage Systems
                                                                        1. No-Till Systems
                                                                          1. Equipment Requirements
                                                                            1. Weed Management
                                                                              1. Pest Management
                                                                                1. Nutrient Management
                                                                                  1. Minimum Tillage
                                                                                    1. Ridge Tillage
                                                                                      1. Mulch Tillage
                                                                                        1. Strip Tillage
                                                                                          1. Comparison with Conventional Tillage
                                                                                            1. Adoption Considerations
                                                                                            2. Crop Rotation Planning
                                                                                              1. Rotation Principles
                                                                                                1. Crop Sequence Design
                                                                                                  1. Soil Fertility Considerations
                                                                                                    1. Pest and Disease Management
                                                                                                      1. Economic Factors
                                                                                                        1. Implementation Strategies
                                                                                                        2. Agroforestry Systems
                                                                                                          1. Alley Cropping
                                                                                                            1. Windbreaks and Shelterbelts
                                                                                                              1. Riparian Forest Buffers
                                                                                                                1. Silvopasture Systems
                                                                                                                  1. Forest Farming
                                                                                                                    1. Tree Selection
                                                                                                                      1. Spacing and Layout
                                                                                                                        1. Management Practices
                                                                                                                          1. Economic Benefits
                                                                                                                          2. Pasture and Range Management
                                                                                                                            1. Grazing Management
                                                                                                                              1. Rotational Grazing
                                                                                                                                1. Stocking Rate Determination
                                                                                                                                  1. Pasture Improvement
                                                                                                                                    1. Range Seeding
                                                                                                                                      1. Brush Management

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                                                                                                                                    6. Engineering Structures for Erosion Control