erosion control
collocation in Englishmeaningsoferosionandcontrol
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erosion
noun[U]
uk/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/us/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/
the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition oferosionandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The biennial and perennial crops were mainly used for animal feed or environmental uses, such as soilerosioncontrol, ornamentals or cover crops.
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The technologies and practices discussed, with the exception of soilerosioncontrol, are all tradable goods.
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The remaining suitable crops are mostly grasses used as animal feed or forerosioncontrol.
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The legumes and the natural fallow were rated the same forerosioncontrolbecause erosion was not a problem on any of the fields.
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On one hand, widespread concern about land degradation has led to a focus on soilerosioncontrol.
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Furthermore, alternatives to windbreaks for winderosioncontrol(for example, soil mulching) are needed for areas where farmers hesitate to adopt windbreaks.
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Only 7 farmers (14%) expanded their hedges to improve soil fertility or soilerosioncontrol.
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A second concern is whether owned and borrowed plots are farmed in different ways or, more specifically, whether techniques oferosioncontrolare less frequent or non-existent on borrowed fields.
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Draft animals can also provide power for a wide range of labor intensive land management anderosioncontrolsystems, such as establishment of ridges along the contours in hilly areas.
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Winter varieties of rapeseed and canola can provide more than 80% ground cover during the winter30, an important consideration forerosioncontrol.
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Experiencing a decline in yield after investments in expensive inputs and labour forerosioncontrol is economically not viable and discourages resource-poor farmers from adopting this technology.
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Certain ecological services provided by the forests, such aserosioncontrol, nutrient and water retention would be nearly compensated by the dam and reservoir of the project.
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Apart from acting as reservoirs for biological diversity tropical forests are essential for moisture anderosioncontrol.
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It is no use talking about putting these young men to perform the work of afforestation, land drainage, land reclamation, coasterosioncontrol, and so on.
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The effect of crop rotation onerosioncontrolvaries by climate.
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In ecosystems, compost is useful forerosioncontrol, land and stream reclamation, wetland construction, and as landfill cover (see compost uses).
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