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. 2023 Feb 16;9(3):e13768. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13768

Table 9.

Establishing correlation between erodibility and erosion indices under different soil conservation strategies.

Soil Conservation Strategy Erodibility Erodibility Indices
Silt: Clay Clay ratio Unstable Aggregate
I.wombulu Inter-Rill Erodibility −0.34 0.50 −0.01
Rill Erodibility −0.35 0.51 −0.01
Wischmeier and Mannering 0.99 0.95 −0.97
El-Swaify and Dangler 0.60 −0.44 −0.84
I.garbonensis Inter-Rill Erodibility −0.21 −0.03 −0.21
Rill Erodibility −0.21 −0.01 −0.21
Wischmeier and Mannering 0.33 −0.17 −0.11
El-Swaify and Dangler 0.14 −0.77** −0.28
Paddock Inter-Rill Erodibility −0.34 0.50 −0.35
Rill Erodibility −0.35 0.51 −0.35
Wischmeier and Mannering 0.99 −0.95 −1.00*
El-Swaify and Dangler 0.60 0.42 −0.70
C. plectostachyus Inter-Rill Erodibility 0.999* −1.00* 0.61
Rill Erodibility 0.999* −1.00* 0.61
Wischmeier and Mannering 1.00* −1.00* 0.30
El-Swaify and Dangler 0.90 −0.86 0.17

NB: * = Significant at 5%; ** = Significant at 1%.