FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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planting trees or shrubs in rows to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion
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mulching
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matting
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contour farming
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windbreaker
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a planting usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion. They are commonly planted in hedgerows around the edges of fields on farms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mango and coconut trees act as wind breakers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Planting rows of trees on one side of an area prevents the wind from eroding the soil. They are also called shelter belts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shelterbelt is defined as a belt of trees and or shrubs maintained for the purpose of shelter from wind, sun, snow drift, etc.
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