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Re: raising soil levels around established trees



Hi
In sloping terraces, soil level is raised by planting hedge
plant along the contour. Mostly Nitrogen finxing species are being
planted along contour line. This technology help raise the soil
level above the planted contour.  This technology has been termed as
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) originally documented and
tried in Philippines, and now practices all over the himalayas and
other mountain regions. Whether this could be worth attempting by
planting small trees, shrubs or brush around trees along the contour.
 Regards
Krishna Hari Gautam
School of Forestry
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Fax 64 3 364 2124
Email: k.gautam@fore.canterbury.ac.nz



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