Crop Management Factors Quiz

To reflect the combined effect of various crop management practices.

By computing the ratio of soil loss from cropped plot to the corresponding soil loss from a continuous fallow land for each crop stage separately.

It reflects the effectiveness of crop management practices in reducing soil loss.

<p>It is the ratio of soil loss with a support practice to that with straight row farming up and down the slope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Period 2 is the establishment phase, ranging from 1 to 2 months after seeding, while Period 3 is the growing period from seeding to crop harvesting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Period 4 is the residue or stubble phase, ranging from crop harvesting to summer ploughing or new seed bed preparation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>LS = 0.065 + 0.045S + 0.006L</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>LS = 0.2λ^m sinθ</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The expected ratio of soil loss from a cropped land under specific crop to the soil loss from a continuous fallow land, considering identical soil type, slope, and rainfall conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on the five recommended crop stages introduced by Wischmeier (1960).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The period from seeding to one month thereafter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They affect soil erosion through factors like crop type, cover quality, root growth, and water use by plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Considerations of prior land use, crop canopy, surface cover, and surface roughness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By replacing the rainfall energy factor (R) with a factor known as the 'runoff factor'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sediment yield from individual storms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can model daily, monthly, and annual sediment yields of a watershed by combining hydrological models</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sediment transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By considering Q as the detachment process and qp as sediment transport</p> Signup and view all the answers