Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-281-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-281-2017
Research article
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08 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 08 Mar 2017

Effects of wheat stubble on runoff, infiltration, and erosion of farmland on the Loess Plateau, China, subjected to simulated rainfall

Linhua Wang, Bo Ma, and Faqi Wu

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Soil and water losses in agriculture are a major environmental problem on the Loess Plateau, China. This study investigated the effects of wheat stubble on soil erosion in laboratory plots under simulated rainfall. These results show that the traditional plow may induce more serious soil and water losses compared to wheat stubble cover. Wheat stubble cover delayed runoff generation time, decreased the runoff and sediment loss, and increased rainwater infiltration into the soil.