Relative efficacy of two biophysical approaches to assess soil loss tolerance for Doon Valley soils of India

D Mandal, VN Sharda, KP Tripathi - Journal of soil and water …, 2010 - jswconline.org
One of the major factors in favor of soil conservation measures is the prevention of top fertile
soil removal, which adversely affects the crop productivity, depending upon the type of crop …

A quantitative methodology for estimating soil loss tolerance limits for three states of northern India

P Bhattacharyya, D Mandal, VK Bhatt… - Journal of sustainable …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Soil loss tolerance limit (SLTL) is the maximum amount of soil which can be removed
annually before the long-term soil productivity is adversely affected. In many situations, the …

Soil loss tolerance values for different physiographic regions of Central India

BL Lakaria, H Biswas, D Mandal - Soil use and management, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In India, a single soil loss tolerance (T) value of 11.2 Mg/ha is by default used for formulating
land restoration strategies for all soil types, climates and vegetation covers. However, this …

Soil loss tolerance limits for planning of soil conservation measures in Shivalik–Himalayan region of India

P Bhattacharyya, VK Bhatt, D Mandal - Catena, 2008 - Elsevier
Soil loss tolerance limit is defined as the threshold upper limit of soil erosion that can be
allowed without degrading long term productivity of specific soils. In India a default soil loss …

Assessment of permissible soil loss in India employing a quantitative bio-physical model

D Mandal, VN Sharda - Current Science, 2011 - JSTOR
Soil degradation in all its nefarious forms has serious repercussions on crop and biomass
productivity. Assessment of soil loss tolerance limits (SLTLs)(permissible soil loss) serves as …

Adjusted T values for conservation planning in Northwest Himalayas of India

D Mandal, KS Dadhwal, OPS Khola… - Journal of soil and water …, 2006 - jswconline.org
Tolerable soil loss (T) is defined as the maximum rate of annual soil erosion that
economically and indefinitely will continue to sustain a high level of crop productivity …

Establishing permissible erosion rates for various landforms in Delhi State, India

P Jha, HC Nitant, D Mandal - Land degradation & development, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Permissible erosion rate also known as soil loss tolerance ('T'value) is defined as maximum
erosion that can take place on a given soil without degrading its long‐term productivity. In …

[PDF][PDF] Soil erosion-productivity relationship assessment in sloping lands of north-west Himalayas

BN Ghosh, P Dogra, NK Sharma… - Indian Journal of …, 2012 - epubs.icar.org.in
Soil erosion inevitably reduces crop productivity but how much reduction occurs depends
upon soil profile characteristics, crop grown, soil management and microclimate (Lal 1981) …

Assessment of soil quality and productivity in different phases of soil erosion with the focus on land degradation neutrality in tropical humid region of India

D Mandal, M Chandrakala, NM Alam, T Roy, U Mandal - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Land area is dwindling due to degradation, both natural and anthropogenic, therefore, it is
reasonable to save this important resource and put focus on achieving land degradation …

[HTML][HTML] A new method to calculate soil loss tolerance for sustainable soil productivity in farmland

X Duan, X Shi, Y Li, L Rong, D Fen - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2017 - Springer
Soil loss tolerance (T) is a widely used concept for assessing potential risks of soil erosion
and is a criterion for assessing the effectiveness of soil and water conservation projects …