Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Sloping land study reveals best crops to prevent soil erosion.

Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
Analysis of soil loss on sloping land considering daily rainfall
Won-Jun Kim, Bum Soo Park, Jae‐Hyeok Lee, Jichul Ryu, Chun Hwa Jang, Young‐Sug Kim, Hwa Yong Park, Kyoung Jae Lim

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The study used a method called MUSLE to predict soil erosion on sloping land based on daily rainfall. They looked at how different factors like slope, crops, and rainfall affect soil loss. The results showed that slope had the biggest impact on soil erosion, with potato causing 1.8 times more soil loss than codonopsis on a 45% slope. Farmers planted codonopsis to reduce erosion on steep slopes. The MUSLE method can help choose the best crops for different slopes to minimize soil erosion. This approach can be used in other farming areas to assess soil erosion risks.