Effectiveness of using woven fabric in reducing soil erosion loss / Norsyafriza Ismail

Soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental problems in the world today, because it seriously threatens agriculture and the natural environment Adequate food supplies depend on productive land. Over one thousand million humans today are malnourished - more than ever before in the history of human society. Today 5.5 thousand millions humans exist on earth, and an additional 250 000 humans are born each day and must be fed. Erosion risk is closely related to soil type and plant cover. The effectiveness of a plant cover for erosion protection depends on the type of canopy, the density of the ground cover and the root density. Selection of the the cover should depends on its easy establishment and adaption to local soil and climatic conditions. Although, the effects by using cover in soil surface in reducing soil erosion are thereotically well known and from this study, we found that by using 'Woven Fabric' can reduce the soil erosion loss and it is very effectiveness. The result of this study provide the basis for determining values of the cover management factor - C by using Universal Soil Loss Equation.