Soil erosion and participatory remediation strategy for bench terraces in northern Thailand

Sang-Arun, Janya; Mihara, Machito; Horaguchi, Y.; Yamaji, Eiji

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2005.11.010

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“…Saturation percentage and total porosity decreased for deeper layers while drain upper layer and volumetric water contents increased down the depth. Our results are in accordance with previous reports, in which the authors have suggested that soil water has a capricious influence under different soil environments such as different catchments (Fu et al, 2000(Fu et al, , 2003, bench terraces (Sang-Arun et al, 2005), groundnut fields (Gardner & Gerard, 2003). Figure 6.…”

Section: Apsim Modelsupporting

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Modelling Soil Water Dynamics under Rainfed Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change

Ahmed¹,

Hirani²,

Asif³

et al. 2013

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The model performance to simulate soil water dynamics was evaluated by comparing the predicted soil water content values with calculated soil water at different phenological stages of wheat and total soil available water using neutron probe. The pre-sowing soil water (mm) in this study varied from 40 to 50 mm in loam and sandy clay soil of Islamabad and Chakwal, respectively. When soil water is >50 mm, its effect on crop establishment is dependent on amount and temporal distribution of rainfall. Plant available soil water seems to be the most important factor if rainfall occurs between sowing and floral initiation period as happened during 2008-09 in the present study. The dynamics of soil water from emergence to maturity represented here as total soil water that remained maximum at earlier plant stages especially when crop roots were established and utilized soil water effectively that resulted in the lowest level of water at maturity which can be due to the evapotranspiration. The results depicted that the soil water distribution pattern mainly depends on soil properties and if sowing methodologies are resilient with available soil water then crop stand will be good and crop uses water much effectively. The results also depicted that when soil water is at drain upper limit (DUL) and the crop sown at proper time along with least soil evaporation, the soil water can be more easily taken up by the plant roots. Furthermore, the simulated soil water by the model was in close agreement with actual data. The validation skill scores like R 2 confirmed the actuality of the model, therefore, dynamic model like Agricultural Production System Simulator (APSIM) could be used to describe the distribution of rainwater into different components like infiltration, runoff and drainage, and it can be used as a decision support tool for accurate management of different cultural operations for sustainable atmosphere-soil-plant (ASP) system.

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Section: Apsim Modelsupporting

confidence: 93%

Modelling Soil Water Dynamics under Rainfed Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change

Ahmed¹,

Hirani²,

Asif³

et al. 2013

JAS

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“…Not much experience exists outside of Europe and North America, in particular (Fagerström et al 2003;Gomani et al 2010;Kelkar et al 2008;Kongo et al 2010;Nare et al 2006Nare et al , 2011Sang-Arun et al 2006; Participatory research focuses on a process of sequential reflection and action, carried out with and by local people. Not only are the knowledge and perspectives of local people acknowledged, but they also form the basis for research and planning (Cornwall and Jewkes 1995).…”

Section: Review Of a Participatory Approach For Establishing Watershementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participatory approaches help stakeholders to share their views about the project, describe its relation to their environmental conditions (Sang-Arun et al 2006;Souchère et al 2010) and understand the principles of improved water resources management. It also helps to improve farmers' awareness of environmental problems and solutions as well as to link local and scientific knowledge (Fagerström et al 2003).…”

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A participatory approach for hydrometeorological monitoring in the Blue Nile River Basin of Ethiopia

Zemadim¹,

McCartney²,

Langan³

et al. 2013

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155 Research ReportsThe publications in this series cover a wide range of subjects-from computer modeling to experience with water user associations-and vary in content from directly applicable research to more basic studies, on which applied work ultimately depends. Some research reports are narrowly focused, analytical and detailed empirical studies; others are wide-ranging and synthetic overviews of generic problems.Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collaborators, we welcome contributions from others. Each report is reviewed internally by IWMI staff, and by external reviewers. The reports are published and distributed both in hard copy and electronically (www.iwmi.org) and where possible all data and analyses will be available as separate downloadable files. Reports may be copied freely and cited with due acknowledgment. About IWMIIWMI's mission is to improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and the environment. In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and management systems to achieve workable solutions to real problems-practical, relevant results in the field of irrigation and water and land resources.

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“…Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and others (e.g. Dabney et al, 1999;Fu et al, 2003;Nyssen et al, 2000;Ramos et al, 2007;Sang-Arun et al, 2006;Tenge et al 2005). Terraces are usually used to cultivate, manually or with mechanization application, different plants -from grains to grapes and various fruit trees e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Terracing as a Measure of Soil Erosion Control and Its Effect on Improvement of Infiltration in Eroded Environment

Widomski¹

2011

Soil Erosion Issues in Agriculture

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Soil erosion and participatory remediation strategy for bench terraces in northern Thailand

Cited by 44 publications

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Modelling Soil Water Dynamics under Rainfed Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change

Modelling Soil Water Dynamics under Rainfed Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change

A participatory approach for hydrometeorological monitoring in the Blue Nile River Basin of Ethiopia

Terracing as a Measure of Soil Erosion Control and Its Effect on Improvement of Infiltration in Eroded Environment

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