Designing terraces for the rainfed farming region in Iraq using the RUSLE and hydraulic principles

The rainfed region in Iraq comprises an area of more than 5 million ha of forest, grazing and farmland areas. Except the plains, the region suffers from moderate to severe water erosion due mainly to overgrazing and land mismanagement. Due to population growth and the shortage in water resources, an...

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Published in:	International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Main Authors:	Mohammad H. Hussein, Ibrahiem M. Amien, Tariq H. Kariem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-03-01
Subjects:	Terraces Rainfed agriculture USLE/RUSLE Iraq
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633915300642