Net mulching effect in reducing soil erosion loss/ Mohd Azmin Hussin

Recently, soil erosion is almost universally recognised as a serious problem and threat in Malaysia and with the accelerated rate of land development, this problem will certainly enhance and worsen unless proper planning and management of the utilisation of land is adopted at the very early stages of any proposal of land use. Severe soil erosion is among the major causes of land degradation slide and hence, these issues should be addressed seriously by all and at any activities of the general public at present and forever. The prevention of soil erosion, which means reducing the rate of soil loss to approximately, that which would occur under natural condition, relies on selecting appropriate strategies for soil conservation measures. Using the field Erosion Plot established at Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) Ampang with soil sample from Highland Tower, Puchong and Batu Dam an assessment on the soil cover management factor C of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)