Soil Science and Management

  1. Soil Degradation and Conservation
    1. Soil Erosion
      1. Types of Erosion
        1. Water Erosion
          1. Splash Erosion
            1. Sheet Erosion
              1. Rill Erosion
                1. Gully Erosion
                  1. Stream Bank Erosion
                  2. Wind Erosion
                    1. Saltation
                      1. Suspension
                        1. Surface Creep
                      2. Factors Affecting Erosion
                        1. Climate Factors
                          1. Soil Factors
                            1. Topographic Factors
                              1. Vegetation Factors
                                1. Management Factors
                                2. Erosion Assessment
                                  1. Universal Soil Loss Equation
                                    1. Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
                                      1. Wind Erosion Prediction Equation
                                        1. Field Assessment Methods
                                      2. Erosion Control Practices
                                        1. Agronomic Practices
                                          1. Cover Crops
                                            1. Crop Rotation
                                              1. Conservation Tillage
                                                1. No-till Systems
                                                  1. Reduced Tillage
                                                    1. Strip Tillage
                                                    2. Contour Farming
                                                      1. Strip Cropping
                                                        1. Terracing
                                                        2. Vegetative Practices
                                                          1. Grass Waterways
                                                            1. Filter Strips
                                                              1. Riparian Buffers
                                                                1. Windbreaks
                                                                2. Structural Practices
                                                                  1. Terraces
                                                                    1. Check Dams
                                                                      1. Sediment Basins
                                                                        1. Grade Stabilization Structures
                                                                      2. Other Forms of Soil Degradation
                                                                        1. Soil Compaction
                                                                          1. Causes and Effects
                                                                            1. Prevention and Remediation
                                                                            2. Salinization
                                                                              1. Causes and Processes
                                                                                1. Management Strategies
                                                                                2. Acidification
                                                                                  1. Causes and Effects
                                                                                    1. Management Approaches
                                                                                    2. Contamination
                                                                                      1. Sources and Types
                                                                                        1. Assessment and Remediation
                                                                                        2. Organic Matter Decline
                                                                                          1. Causes and Consequences
                                                                                            1. Management Strategies

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                                                                                        10. Problem Soils and Remediation