TY - JOUR AU - Valoras, N. AU - Osborne, J. F. AU - Letey, J. TI - Wetting agents for erosion control on burned water sheds JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1974/05/01 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 12 EP - 13 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v028n05p12 AB - THE MANY ACRES of watershed in Southern California that burn each year constitute a serious potential for erosion, because the removal of protective vegetation and fire causes the land to become water repellent—instead of being absorbed, water tends to run off.