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Peruvian crop yields. 2541<br />

pineapple plot terracing and, 234<br />

rooting envir<strong>on</strong>ment and. 12<br />

terraces and, 151-152. 184. 200<br />

tolerable soil loss and. 47<br />

tropical areas. 18<br />

worldwide erosi<strong>on</strong> losses and. 50<br />

Puerto Rico<br />

c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> projects in. 171<br />

stccp <strong>lands</strong> workshop, 275<br />

terracing systems in. 121<br />

Rabbits. 228<br />

Radto, 85. 2.61<br />

Rail;f?ll<br />

in Australia, 228<br />

Capc Vcrde Is<strong>lands</strong>. 271-272<br />

directi<strong>on</strong>al rainstorms and. 48<br />

D<strong>on</strong>lincrtn Republic. 1891.. 269<br />

erosivity (R factor). 81-82<br />

Ethiopian high<strong>lands</strong>, 36<br />

extreme weather events. 185<br />

high altitudes and. 34<br />

in Jamaica. 207<br />

in Malawi, 216<br />

terrace augmentati<strong>on</strong> of, 127<br />

tropical areas, 18<br />

Reclamati<strong>on</strong>, vs. c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong>. II<br />

Research<br />

<strong>steep</strong> <strong>lands</strong> erosi<strong>on</strong>, 45-53<br />

USLE and. 68<br />

Reticulati<strong>on</strong> system, 152<br />

Rhodes grass, 218<br />

Rice. 98, 133. 256<br />

Ridging. 120, 133. 220<br />

Rills, drainage ditches a7<br />

Road systems<br />

Ethiopian project and. 58<br />

planning of, 252<br />

tea gardens and. 15-16<br />

terraces and, 239-240. 248<br />

Thailand projects and, 80<br />

Venezuelan project and, 179<br />

Romania, 73<br />

Rooting<br />

moisture stress. 16<br />

rooting depth. 49<br />

water erosi<strong>on</strong> and, 12<br />

Runoff, 166<br />

communal grazing and, 15<br />

Dominican Republic projcct, 269-270<br />

farm machinery and. 16<br />

fanya juc systems and. 41f<br />

field data <strong>on</strong>, 47<br />

gnss strips and, 123<br />

island volcanic soils and. 271-27:!<br />

Ivory Coast slopes, 130<br />

Jamn datri, 2571<br />

maize yields and. 65<br />

measurement of. 118, 124-126<br />

mechxrlcai nethods and. 124-125<br />

microbasins and. 32f<br />

model for. 119f<br />

plncapple plots, 234<br />

Sahel z<strong>on</strong>e, 133-136<br />

st<strong>on</strong>e walls and. 56<br />

surface cover and, 130<br />

tea gardens and, 15-16<br />

terrace systems arid, 4lf. 120-124.<br />

15.1-147<br />

water disposal. 117-128<br />

Wischmeier plots for. 272<br />

See UISO Drainage; Watershed<br />

management<br />

Rural development programs. 129<br />

Rwanda, 130-132. 147<br />

Saczardy equati<strong>on</strong>, 136<br />

Sahel regi<strong>on</strong>, 7, 36, 133-136<br />

SALT. See Sloping Agricultural Land<br />

Technologies<br />

Santiago Island. 271-372<br />

Satellite imagery, 6<br />

Saudi Arabia, 72<br />

SCS. See Sail C<strong>on</strong>sevati<strong>on</strong> Service.<br />

USDA<br />

Sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />

Algerian reservoirs. 136<br />

delivery ntios and. 47<br />

Ind<strong>on</strong>esian irrigati<strong>on</strong> and. 93<br />

in Javan rivers, 2551<br />

in Malawi, 216<br />

Peruvian streams and. 66<br />

in South Korean rivers. 151<br />

Seeding, c<strong>on</strong>tour planting. 168-169<br />

Semiarid regi<strong>on</strong>s. See Arid regi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Shear strength, 48<br />

Siltati<strong>on</strong>. See Sedimentati<strong>on</strong><br />

Slash-and-bum systems. 77. 80. 269<br />

Slope gradient<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trolled-erosi<strong>on</strong> methods and. 181<br />

percent of land area. 45<br />

protected waterways and, 212<br />

runoff and, 12. 1311<br />

soil tax<strong>on</strong>omy and. 174

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