Soil–water conservation and rainwater harvesting strategies in the semi-arid Mzingwane Catchment, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe

Various soil water management practices have been developed and promoted for the semi arid areas of Zimbabwe. These include a variety of infield crop management practices that range from primary and seconday tillage approaches for crop establishment and weed management through to land forming practi...

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Published in:Physics and chemistry of the earth. Parts A/B/C 2006-01, Vol.31 (15), p.893-900
Main Authors: Mupangwa, Walter, Love, David, Twomlow, Steve
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Dead level contours
Infiltration pits
Planting basins
Soil–water conservation
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