@article{fdi:010062970,
  title = {{E}ffect of ground-cover type on surface runoff and subsequent soil erosion in {C}hampagne vineyards in {F}rance},
  author = {{M}orvan, {X}. and {N}aisse, {C}. and {M}alam {I}ssa, {O}umarou and {D}esprats, {J}.{F}. and {C}ombaud, {A}. and {C}erdan, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study was conducted in {C}hampagne vineyards in {F}rance, and the objectives were to compare the main cultivation practices in {C}hampagne vineyards and to specify the conditions required for the optimum effect of inter-row grass cover on runoff and erosion in experimental plots of 0.25 m(2) under simulated rainfall. {T}hree types of ground cover were studied. {I}n the bark-and-vine-prunings plots, the runoff coefficient ({RC}) ranged from 1.3 to 4.0% and soil losses were <1 g/m(2) /h. {I}n the bare soil ({BS}) plot, the highest {RC} of the study was found (80.0%) and soil losses reached 7.4 g/m(2)/h. {I}n the grass cover plots, the {RC} and amount of eroded soil were highly variable: the {RC}s ranged from 0.4 to 77.0%, and soil losses were between less than 1 and 13.4 g/m(2)/h. {S}oil type, soil moisture, slope and agricultural practices did not account for the variability. {I}n fact, the density of grass cover in the wheel tracks explained a portion of this variability. {T}he lack of grass in the centre of the inter-row allowed for a preferential flow and created an erosion line in the wheel tracks where the soil was compacted. {T}his study showed that grass cover in a vineyard was not necessarily sufficient to reduce surface runoff and prevent soil erosion. {T}o be effective, the grass cover must be dense enough in the wheel tracks of agricultural machinery to avoid {RC}s close to the {RC} achieved with {BS}.},
  keywords = {{SOL} {CULTIVE} ; {VIGNE} ; {LUTTE} {ANTIEROSIVE} ; {COUVERT} {VEGETAL} ; {RUISSELLEMENT} ; {EROSION} {HYDRIQUE} ; {SIMULATION} {DE} {PLUIE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {FRANCE} ; {CHAMPAGNE} {ARDENNE} ; {REIMS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {U}se and {M}anagement},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {372--381},
  ISSN = {0266-0032},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1111/sum.12129},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062970},
}