A Preliminary study on traditional level-trench method to prevent rill initiation in the Three Gorges region, China |
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| Authors: | Dongchun Yan Anbang Wen He Xiubin Zhonglin Shi Donghong Xiong Yi Long |
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| Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China;(2) Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China;(3) Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China |
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| Abstract: | The level-trench method is a traditional tillage operation to develop a drainage system on slope land in the Three Gorges
region. Before crops are planted, farmers prepare the land with level trenches spaced 3–10 m apart, depending on the slope
gradient: steeper slopes require shorter distances. Little scientific analysis has been done on the use of traditional level
trenches for soil conservation. We conducted a field investigation and simulation experiments, and present a comparison between
the spacing of level trenches and the slope length required for rill initiation. The results indicate that the spacing of
level trenches in farmland is close to the slope length required for rill initiation in the experimental plots, and regression
models of trench spacing with the gradient and the slope length required for rill initiation with the gradient have similar
formats; the coefficients of determination (R2) for the two equations are 0.99 and 0.88, respectively. There were some differences between the field survey and experiments,
but we conclude that the traditional level-trench method has an important role in preventing rill initiation. |
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