Soil & Water Res., 2006, 1(1):10-15 | DOI: 10.17221/6500-SWR

Field Determination of the Specific Input Characteristics to Calculate the Value of C Factor of Time-variable Crops for the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)Original Paper

Alena Jakubíková1, Miloslav Janeček2, Martin Tippl2
1 Department of Irrigation, Drainage and Landscape Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Prague, Czech Republic

To determine specific characteristics necessary for the computation of the C factor in RUSLE for timevariable crops, measurements were carried out in fields with selected agricultural crops grown by conventional practices. Sloping plots on an experimental area in Třebsin locality and farm fields were used to measure surface runoff and soil loss by erosion in conditions of natural and simulated rainfall. Basic characteristics to compute the C factor were determined in the particular growth phases of selected crops - sunflower, flax, poppy and rape. Effective root mass, canopy cover and fall height of rain drops were measured.

Keywords: soil erosion by water; soil loss; RUSLE; time-variable characteristics of crops; effective root mass; canopy cover; fall height

Published: March 31, 2006  Show citation

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Jakubíková A, Janeček M, Tippl M. Field Determination of the Specific Input Characteristics to Calculate the Value of C Factor of Time-variable Crops for the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). Soil & Water Res. 2006;1(1):10-15. doi: 10.17221/6500-SWR.
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