Globally, ravine landscapes are considered among the world's most degraded ecosystems.
Restoring ravines is considered a high priority item in the conservation programmes, and …

The ravines are considered among highly degraded ecosystems where successful
afforestation strategies can provide significant economic and ecological benefits. The …

Purpose Soil erosion and loss threatens vast tracts of agricultural and non-agricultural land,
worldwide. High soil erosion severely affects establishment of vegetation via effects on plant …

To improve the soil and water stability of expansive soil slopes and reduce the probability of
slope failure, novel protection systems based on polymer waterproof coatings (PWC) were …

In a long term study 2009–2018 at ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, the uniqueness of minor millets
based agroforestry systems (AFSs) for effective soil water conservation and biomass …

Abstract A long‐term experiment (1995–2021) was conducted on litchi (Litchi chinensis L.)
with and without conservation practices, that is, litchi under clean cultivation …

Forestdiversity is one of the important components of the earth ecosystem. The
anthropogenic activities that are responsible for loss of diversity mainly are livelihood and …

The present studies were conducted to evaluate Grewia optiva clones for fodder yield and
other related traits among nine different clones in lower Shivalik North Western Himalayas …

The productivity of soil depends on its quality, which is mainly governed by the soil organic
carbon (SOC) stock and its dynamics. Degraded lands are undoubtedly getting much …

High soil erosion in the Himalayan region adversely affects the growth and development of
vegetation, which ultimately increases the slope instability and makes the area prone to …