Effect of conventional lopping of Prosopis cineraria on soil erosion and herbage production
Effect of conventional lopping of Prosopis cineraria on soil erosion and herbage production
Mohammad Rafique Sardar
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the effect of
different lopping intensities of
(Jand) on soil moisture, soil loss, herbage production
and ground vegetation cover. Twelve sample trees of
almost uniform size were selected in Rakh Dagar Kotli,
Thal. The lopping treatments were assigned randomly to
the sample trees. The study showed that jand trees play
an important role in protecting the soil and ground
vegetation from harmful effects of prevailing harsh
climatic condition in the Thal desert. Accordingly, more
soil moisture and less soil erosion losses were found
under unlopped trees. Similarly herbage production with
better ground vegetal cover was also found beneath the
unlopped trees.
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December 1990
Vol. 40, Iss. 4
