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Effects of rainwater harvesting on herbage diversity and productivity in degraded Aravalli hills in western India

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Author	Singh, G. Choadhary, G. R. Ram, B. Limba, N. K.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Over-exploitation and rural growth have severely damaged native vegetations of Aravalli hills in Rajasthan, India. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different restoration practices (i.e., rainwater harvesting (RWH) and planting of tree seedlings) on improvement in soil water and nutrients and growth and biomass of herbaceous vegetation. Contour trench (CT), Gradonie (G), Box trench (BT), V-ditch (VD) and a control were imposed on 75 plots (each of 700 m$^{2}$) in natural slope gradient defined as <10%, 10%–20% and >20% slopes in 2005. Each plot had three micro-sites of 1-m$^{2}$ at up (USP), middle (MSP) and lower (LSP) part of the plot for observation in 2008. The existed gradient (due to soil texture and topographic features) of soil pH, EC, SOC, NH$_{4}$-N, NO$_{3}$-N and PO$_{4}$-P in June 2005 between >20% to <10% slopes were decreased in 2008 after applying RWH techniques. Such improvement in soil status promoted vegetation growth and biomass in higher slope gradients. Soil water, species diversity and herbage biomass increased from USP to LSP, and RWH techniques had positive role in improving SOC, nutrients, vegetation population, evenness and growth at MSP. Despite of lowest SWC, regular rain and greater soil water usage enhanced green and dry herbage biomasses in 10%–20% and >20% slopes, compared with <10% slope. The highest diversity in CT treatment was related to herbage biomass, which was enhanced further by highest concentrations of SOC and PO$_{4}$-P. Further, CT treatment was found to be the best treatment in minimizing biomass variance in different slopes. Conclusively, soil texture and topographic features controlled soil water and nutrients availability. Rainwater harvesting techniques increased soil water storage and nutrient retention and also enhanced vegetation status and biomass by minimizing the effects of hillslopes. Thus depending upon the site conditions, suitable RWH technique could be adopted to increase herbage biomass while rehabilitating the degraded hills.
Starting Page	329
Ending Page	340
Page Count	12
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ISSN	1007662X
Journal	Journal of Forestry Research
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19930607
Language	English
Publisher	Northeast Forestry University
Publisher Date	2011-08-04
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	herbage growth and biomass hillslopes soil nutrients soil water dynamics vegetation diversity Forestry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Forestry

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