Contents of Volume III

Soil Conservation and Sustainable Management of Sloping Agricultural Lands in China	Tang Ya, Sun Hui, Xie Jiasui and Chen Jianzhong	1
Categorization of SWC Technologies and Approaches - A Global Need ?	H.P. Liniger, Dennis Cahill, Will Critchley, Donald Thomas, G.W.J. Van Lynden and Gudrun Schwilch	6
Research on Alley Cropping Technology on Sloping Land of Guizhou Province	Yin Dixin , Tang Huabing , Zhu Qing , Li Yurong , Li Dengmei and Lian Dachao	13
Discussion on the Coordinative Functions of Seabuckthorn in the Sustainable Use of Water and Land Resources in Soft Rock Area	Bi Cifen ,Tai Yuanlin, Wang Fugui and Wu Zhe	19
Agroforestry Technology to Bridge Divergent between Farmer Production Goal and Government Environmental Goal	Tarigan, Suria Darma	23
The Role of Surface Sealing and Crusting in Soil Erosion	Kertész, á., Csepinszky, B. and Jakab, G.	29
A Review on AI and ES in Soil and Water Conservation of China	Rao Liangyi and An Baoli	35
Conserving Soil and Water with Sustainable Cropping Systems:Research in the Semiarid Canadian Prairies	Y.T. Gan, R.P. Zentner , C.A. Campbell , V.O. Biederbeck , F. Selles and R. Lemke	40
Reducing Concentrated Flow Erosion in Arable Fields by Double Sowing of Small Grains	Gyssels G., Poesen J.and Goversl G.	46
Carbon Sequestration – A Powerful Incentive in Combating Land Degradation and Desertification	Andrés Arnalds	52
Probe to Integrated Soil Conservation Techniques for Soil Erosion Prevention in Soft Rock Area	Bi Cifen , Tai Yuanlin, Wang Fugui, Qiao Wanglin , Li Gui and Hu Cunsheng	59
Composting for Soil Improvement in the United Kingdom	Arnie Rainbow and F. N. Wilson	63
A Study on Conservation of Millet Fields in the Southwestern Niger, West Africa	Nagano Takanori, Horino Haruhiko and Mitsuno Toru	68
Mulched Rip Lines Stop Soil Erosion under Annual Cropping on Steep Slopes	Bill Cotching	77
TAPPSC: An Effective Method of Soil and Water Conservation during the Process of Reforestation?	Pan Kaiwen, Zhang Yongmei , Chen Qingheng and Liu Zhaoguang	81
Soil and Water Conserving Ability of Shola Forests: A Case Study from Wayanad Forest Division, Kerala	Thomas P Thomas and S. Sankar	85
Indigenous Techniques of Soil and Water Conservation in North Eastern Region of India	P. P. Dabral	90
Crop Residue Management to Conserve Soil, Water and Nutrients for Sustainable Production in the Vertisols of Semi-Arid Tropics of South India	Nalatwadmath S.K, Patil S.L, Rama Mohan Rao M.S. and Adhikari R.N	97
Conservation of Soil Productivity through Adoption of Soil Bio-Technological Approaches in Indian Arid Zone	A.V. Rao	103
The Collecting and Storing Flood Runoff Technology in Slopeland	Chen Zhihan , Ran Dachuan, Yan Xiaoling and Qiu Yubao	107
Soil Resource Conservation Technology in Himalayan Foothills, India	A.V.Shanwal and H.S. Lohan	113
Fly Ash and Sewage Sludge Application on an Acid Soil and Their Influence on Some Soil Properties and Wheat Biomass Production	C. D. Tsadilas, V. Samaras, P. Kazai, and J. Sgouras	118
Coconut Coir Fibre as an Eco-Friendly Renewable Resource for Soil and Water Conservation	Gordon Francis De Silva	124
Soil Erosion and Prevention Measures for Orchards in the Hilly Area	Fan Zonggui	126
Revegetation Techniques :The Ways and Means to Protect, Arrestand Repair Erosion	E. D. Wimble, C.P.E.S.C. and Pty. Limited	129
Erosion Control Using Soil Amendments and Other Low Cost Methods Prior to Establishment of Vegetation	L. Darrell Norton, Kirin Chaudhari and Dennis Flanagan	133
The Impact of Tillage Systems and Machinary Traffic on Some Soil Properties and Crop Yield in a Calcic Luvisol of Central Spain	C. López-Fando, M.T. Pardo	138
A Study on the Soil and Water Conservation Effect of Larix Kaernpferi (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Forest	Zhao Yong , Li Shuren and Wu Mingzuo	144
Sustainable Rehabilitation of Sodic Soils through Biolgical Means-A Case Study	V.K.Garg	149
Simulation of Soil CO₂ Flux During Plant Residue Decomposition	H. Wang, D. Curtin, B.G. Mcconkey, and Cai Qiangguo	156
Buffer-Strip Induced Flow Retardation and Sediment Deposition	H. Ghadiri, C.W. Rose and R.K. Misra	163
The Benefit and Prospect of No-Till and Cropland Mulch on Water Conservation of Loess Plateau in China	Liang Yinli and Wang Zongming	169
Aerobic Rice (Han Dao): A New Way of Growing Rice in Water-Short Areas	B.A.M. Bouman , Yang Xiaoguang , Wang Huaqi , Wang Zhiming , Zhao Junfang , Wang Changgui and Cheng Bin	175
Towards a National Assessment of Erosion-Related Soil Carbon Losses in New Zealand	N.A. Trustrum, K.R. Tate, M.J Page A. Sidorchuk and W.T Baisden	182
Effect of Gypsum and Polyacrylamide Application on Erodibility of an Acid Kunigami Mahji Soil	Nishimura T., Kato M. and Yamamoto T.	187
Soil and Water Accumulation by Gravel and Sand Mulches in Western Loess Plateau of Northwest China	Li Xiaoyan, Zhang Ruiling , Gong Jiadong, and Xie Zhongkui	192
The Study of Hilly Loess Lands in Northern of Iran and Applies Soil Conservation Programs to Improve Sustainable Agriculture	Ghorban Ali Roshani	199
Sustainability of Soil and Vegetation under Community Managed Forests: A Case Study from Southwest Bengal	Tapan Kumar Mishra and Sri Bhagaban Roy	204
Function and Benefit of Hippophae Rhamnoides L. Improving Eco-Environment of Loess Plateau of China	Ruan Chengjiang and Li Daiqiong	210
Conservation Tillage and Crop Residue Mulching Rapidly Restored Soil Structure and Microbial Activity on Degraded Maize Fields in the Patzcuaro Watershed (Mexico)	Roldán A., F. Caravaca, M.T. Hernández, C. García, C. Sánchez-Brito, M. Velásquez and M.Tisc reno	215
Effects of Four-Year Elimination of Human Activities on Sediment Discharge from Devastated Weathered Granite Hills of South China	Akitsu Kimoto , Taro Uchida , Takahisa Mizuyama and Li Changhua	222
Soil Erosion in Southeastern China of Red Soil Area -Causes, Effects and Countermeasures	Zhang Bin , Zepp Harald and Ju Maosheng	229
Estimating the Impact of Soil Degradation on Agricultural Production: A Pilot Study in the Venezuelan Andes	Helmar Drost, William C. Mahaney, Eliézer G.Arias and Maximiliano Bezada	237
Response of Drainage Line Treatment of a Ravinous Watershed on Resource Conservation in North -Western India	Shakir Ali, K. D. Singh, S. N. Prasad, Arjun Prasad, R. K. Singh, S. V. Singh, A.K. Parandiyal and Ashok Kumar	243
Analysis on Planning of Slop Cultivated Land Harassment in Yellow River Basin	Tang Jinhu	247
Repetitive and Residual Effects of Sewage Sludge Application on Extractability and Plant Uptake of Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd	Majid Afyuni and Rainer Schulin	250
The Preliminary Study on Conservation Effects of Different Methods Treated to Orchard Slopes of Red Soil	Chang Hsienming, Dong Wenda, Li Derong and Liu Shiyu	256
Application and Economical Importance of Catch Crop in National Circumstances	Apolka Ujj and Csaba Gyuricza	263
Impacts of Land Use Change on Soil Erosion and Water Quality	S. A. El-Swaify	267
Experimental Studies on the Effect to Rainfall Infiltration and Vegetation Growth by Use Bulk Subsoil Technology in Loess Plateau	Yang Peiling, Meng Fanqi, Ren Shumei and Li Yunkai	271
Impact of Vetiveria Zizanioides (Vetiver Grass) Live Barriers on Maize Production in Honduras	Hellin, J. and Haigh, M.J.	277
Assessment of Environmental Impacts Derived of Soil and Water Conservation Practices	Ildefonso Pla Sentís	282
Changes in the Properties of Light Textured Soils in Relation to Lake Sediment Fertilization	Eugenija Baksiene	291
A Study on the Water Eco-Physiology of Seabuckthorn in Different Habitats of Loess Plateau	Liang Zongsuo, Wei Yukong ,Han Ruilian and Yang Jianwei	296
Influence of High Doses of Farmyard Manure on Enrichment and Transfer of Nutrients on Loess Black Earth	Martin Korschens , Elke Schulz , Annett Weigel and Siegfried Knappe	300
Influence of Soil Type and Fertilization on Accumulation and Stabilization of Organic Carbon in Different Som Fractions	Elke Schulz, Lidya S. Travnikova, Natalya A. Titova, Boris M. Kogut and Martin Korschens	304
Bridging Research and Development in Soil Management: Matching Technical Options with Local Livelihoods	Lu Yuelai, John Mcdonagh, Onesmus Semalulu, Michael Stocking and Stanley Nkalubo	309
Estimated N₂O Emissions as Influenced by Agricultural Practices in Canada	Smith, W.N., Desjardins, R.L., Grant, B. and Lemke, R.	317
Water Status and Survival Rate of Seabuckthorn Seedling in Different Wind Speed and Soil Water Content	Han Ruilian , Li Lixia and Liang Zongsuo	324
Protecting Lowland Soils by Agricultural Practices	L. Mueller, U. Schindler, A. Behrendt and M. Frielinghaus	328
Soil Water Status and Water Yield Relationships for Cotton and Maize	Alexiou I., Kotsopoulos S., Kalfountzos D., Zerva G. and Vyrlas P.	334
Utilization of Salt Affected Soils & Poor Quality Waters for Sustainable Biosaline Agriculture in Arid and Semiarid Regions of India	J.C. Dagar and O.S. Tomar	340
Assessments on the Water Conservation Practices and Wheat Adaptations to the Semiarid and Eroded Environments	Deng Xiping , Shan Lun and Inanaga Shinobu	348
Integration of Organic and Inorganic Soil Fertility Improvement Inputs for Improved Crop Yields in Central Highlands of Kenya	Alfred Micheni, Paul Tuwei, Jayne Mugwe and Eratus Kiruiro	361
Conservation Tillage Strategies for Corn Grown in Paddy Fields: Using On-Farm Research for Technology Transfer	Romeo V. Labios, Leonardo L. Tamisin Jr. and Jocelyn D. Labios , Cynthia M. Medina, Edicer P. Ocampo Jr., Dennis M. Miciano, Jupiter Tividad and Jasper O. Manalo	368
Crop Residue Management to Conserve Soil,Water and Nutrients for Sustainable Production in the Vertisols of Semi-Arid Tropics of South India	Nalatwadmath S.K , Patil S.L, Rama Mohan Rao M.S. and Adhikari R.N	374
The Technologies of Comprehensive Utilization of Terrace Ridges	Liu Zhanxin, Pan Wenlin and Bao Wenlin	380
Farming Systems Approaches for Soil and Water Conservation in Semiarid Areas	G.N.S.Reddy	385
Analysis of Alternative Fallow Systems for Rice Production in the Savannah Soils of West Africa: A Risk-Efficiency Approach	Augustine S. Langyintuo, Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, Wilson Dogbe and Jess Lowenberg-Deboer	389
Effect of Sewage Sludge Compost Application on Ammonium-Nitrogen and Nitrate-Nitrogen Contents of an Olive Grove Soil	Beltrán E. M., Miralles De Imperial R., Porcel M.A, Delgado M.M, Beringola M.L., Martin J.V. and Bigeriego M.	395
Soil Improvement of Seabuckthorn Plantations and Its Characteristics of the Roots in Loess Plateau	Tu Xiaoning , An Baoli, Wen Xiufeng and Nie Jing	403
Growth and Water Resource Utilization of Acacia Crassicarpa, Senna Siamea and Leucaena Pallida Tree Species Established in Rotational Woodlots Agroforestry System in Western Tanzania	Gi Nyadzi, Rm Otsyina and Ck Ong	410
Alleviating Soil Physical Constraints for Sustainable Crop Production through Tillage, Soil Amendment and Crop Residue Management	V.K. Phogat and S.S. Dahiya	415
Potential of Pyrolyzed Organic Matter in Soil Amelioration Bruno Glaser	Johannes Lehmann, Christoph Steiner , Thomas Nehls , Muhammad Yousaf and Wolfgang Zech	421
Studies on the Characteristics Related to Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Legumes in Xinjiang Region	Wang Weiwei , Hu Zhenghai, Guan Guilan and Yang Yusuo	428
Agronomic Practices to Reduce Soil Erosion in Cotton Production Systems in USA	Reddy, Chandra and Nyakatawa, Ermson	435
Afforestation of Tin Tailings in Malaysia	L.H. Ang and Wm Ho	440
Meeting Challenge of the Water Shortage: Rainwater Conservation in Land Reclamation Programs	S. K. Gupta	446
Soil Quality and Plant Succession in Forest Andosols	Arbelo Rodríguez, C.D., A. Rodríguez Rodríguez, J.A. Guerra García and J.L. Mora Hernández	452
Agri- Horticultural and Horti Pastoral Systems for Alternate Land Uses in Drylands of Indian Sub Continent	N.N.Reddy and H.P.Singh	459
Layout and Establishment of Grass Hedges for Gully Control	S. Dabney, F. D. Shields, Jr., D. Temple, A. Collison and A. Simon	464
Direct and Residual Effect of Rock Phosphate from Mali on Upland Rice Grown on Acid Soil of the Humid Forest Zone in C?te D’Ivoire	Diatta S. , Kotchi V. and Sahrawat K.L.	471
Beach & Bank Protection Works and Water & Soil Resources Sustainable Development in the Yangtze River Estuary	Ji Yongxing , Liu Shuiqin and Mo Aoquan	477
Prevention and Control of Mud-Rock Flow in Mine Waste Dump	Fu Rujie	484
Soil Redistribution Affected by Tillage in Lower Austrias Farmland	B. Frauenfeld and A. Klik	491
Drought Proofing and Rain Water Harvesting in a Micro Region: Issues of Access, Efficient Use and Multi-Level Planning	Amita Shah	497
Check-Dam System in Gullies ― the Most Effective Measure to Conserve Soil and Water in Chinese Loess Plateau	Xu Xiangzhou, Zhang Hongwu, Feng Shunxin, Dong Zhandi and Gan Zhiguo	503
Digital System of Soil and Water Conservation ―A Case Study of the Three-Gorge Reservoir of Chongqing	Liu Yijun and Zhu Jinzhao	510
Introduction on Soil Erosion Fighting Test of High-Quality American Forage Grass	Hu Danwen, Zhang Xiebin, Zhao Chunhua and Gao Fapin	513
Terrace Structure Designing Based on Rainfall Erosivity and Soil Erodibility	Machito Mihara, Janya Sang-Arun and Hisashi Mori	523
Design of Biological Protection of Side Slope of Roadbed on Luojie Express Highway and Its Implementation	Yang Jianfeng , Wu Qing , Yang Chunxia, Wang Jinrong and Gao Wei	527
Ecological Protection for Rocky Side Slope in Excavation	Shu Anping , Cao Wenhong , Kuang Shangfu and Xu Yongnian	536
Soil and Water Conservation Map of Thailand Using Wocat Methodology	Ard Somrang , Attaya Phinchongsakuldit and Samran Sombatpanit	541
Hydrological and Hydraulic Parameters for Bio-Engineering Bank Stabilization and Riparian Vegetated Buffer Strips Design	Federico Preti	548
Controlling Erosion with Polymers	Shainberg I., A.I.Mamedov and G.J.Levy	551
Thinking and Disposing Measures for Managing Slope Farmland in the Loess Plateau Gullied Hilly Area in Northern Shaanxi	Wang Zhengqiu	558
Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Water and Soil Conservation Engineering in North China	Yin Mingwan	566
Accounting on Ecological Environment Value of Soil and Water Conservation	Li Zhongkui	572
Analysis on the Economic Benefit and Soil & Water Conservation by Permeating Irrigation for Hilly Orchards	Fan Zonggui, Zhang Guoliang and Lan jianhua	577
Managing Irrigation of Winter Wheat to Maximise Water Use Efficiency and Net Profit in the North China Plain	Zhang Xiying and Wang Yukun	581
Soil Phytoparasitic Nematodes Suppression and Changes of Chemical Properties Determined by Waste Residues from Olive Oil Extraction	Sasanelli Nicola , D. Addabbo Trifone , Convertini Grazia and Ferri Donato	588
Olive Wastes Spreading in Southern Italy: Effects on Crops and Soil	D. Ferri, G. Convertini, F. Montemurro, M. Rinaldi and G. Rana	593
The Effect on Soil Erosion Control by Seabuckthorn in China	Li Min and Lu Jian	601
Author Index		603