Abstract
As soil erodibility greatly depends upon the condition of the soil and land, this research investigates the relationship between soil erosion and soil structure. Experiments were carried out using soils collected from three different types of agricultural lands, namely tilled land (land plowed regularly)., fallow land (left fallow for about six months), and left-fallow land (not plowed for about 10 years). Each soil sample was investigated for its organic matter content and underwent a three-phase distribution and aggregate analysis of soil particles. In each case, soil erosion was measured. The result showed that soil from the fallow land had suffered the least erosion. The result recommends that maintaining minumum tillage practices in fallow condions could be more effective from the standpoint of soil conservation rather than regular tillage practices as in the case of the tilled land.
