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SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 278-281Publisher
C A B I PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1079/SUM200192
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erosion control; grass strips; slopes; UK
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The effectiveness of contour grass strips in erosion control was investigated in a field experiment involving two grass treatments (Festuca ovina and Poa pratensis) and a bare soil control on an erodible sandy loam soil on a 5 degrees slope using, simulated rainstorms of 40 mm h(-1) for 45 minutes duration. The grass strips resulted in significantly (P<0.05) lower runoff and soil loss than the bare soil but there Aas no significant difference in the performance of the two grasses, despite their differences in density, height and leaf size. The effect of the lower density of the Poa pratensis was offset by its larger stem diameter so that the surface area facing the flow, was similar for both grasses, Instead of acting as a filter with sedimentation occurring within the barrier, the grass strip, operated by ponding water upslope of the barriers, Deposition then occurred in the ponded area above the barrier.
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