Question

What are the measures taken to conserve soil

Answer 1

Question

What are the measures taken to conserve soil?

ANSWER-

Here are some measures taken to conserve soil :

1. Windbreaks : Windbreaks are barriers used to reduce and redirect wind. As wind blows against a windbreak, air pressure builds up on the windward side, thus decreasing the leeward side .

2. Salinity management : Salinity of soil can be managed by controlling the irrigation water to leach the soil, that will be drained and discharged through an appropriate drainage system.

3. Constructing Dams : They reduce the water flow by storing runoff. They trap the sediments and block active gullies and divert the water flows to a stable area.

Answer 2

Measure to Conserve Soil:

1) Terrace Farming:

On hilly slopes, terrace acts as bunds and prevent the soil from being washed away by running water.  This technique has been succesfully used in Japan and USA.

2) Shelter belts:

Farmers plant trees in several rows to check wind erosion. These rows or belts are called Shelter belts. They are also known as wind breaks.

3) Plugging gullies:

The gullies made in the soil due to past sheet, rill and gully erosion are plugged with deposition of silt during heavy rains and by humans.

4) Strip cropping:

Crops are grown in alternate strips of land to check the impact of the wind.  This method is known as Strip Cropping. It is similar to the shelter break technique.

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