Relationship between raindrop erosion and runoff erosion under simulated rainfall in the Sudano-Sahel: consequences for the spread of nematodes by runoff

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 729 - 741
• Main Authors: Planchon, Olivier, Cadet, Patrice, Lapetite, Jean-Marc, Silvera, Norbert, Esteves, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2000
• Subjects: microrelief; Nematoda; nematodes; rainfall simulation; runoff; Senegal; splash erosion

This paper presents a rainfall simulation experiment carried out on three 50 m2 plots in the Senegalese groundnut belt. One plot was not cultivated. Groundnut and millet had previously been grown in the other two. The experiment consisted of three rain events applied over 5 days at the end of the dr...