An experimental study of soil conservation using herbaceous plants in Majuli Island, Assam, India

摘要

A model experiment on soil conservation utilising the plantation of certain herbaceous plants in a selected stretch of Majuli, the largest riverine island in the world, was carried out. The plantation followed work to establish the proper inclination for the river bank. The soil erosion in the experimental site was reduced to only about 2/100 compared with about 15-20/100 in the previous years. All the foru species selected for the rpesent study had excellent soil binding capacity and were thus helpful in stabilizing the hgihly vulnerable soil in the flood plain areas of the region.