Drip Irrigation Design and Management Considerations for Windbreaks

G1739
Published 2007

A windbreak or shelterbelt typically is made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted as to provide shelter from wind and prevent soil erosion. Properly designed and placed windbreaks can help slow, direct and block winds, resulting in many benefits to farmers, ranchers and rural residents.

Irrigation can help establish successful tree plantings and help them become effective windbreaks at an earlier date than non-irrigated trees. Drip irrigating windbreaks is more feasible than other methods and can help reduce soil evaporation, requiring less water application. Surface drip irrigation is commonly used for windbreaks.

Publication Details

Authors

Suat Irmak

Subject

Crops

Irrigation Engineering

Publication Date January 01, 1980
Last Revision Date July 02, 2007
Language English
Formats

HTML / PDF

Series NebGuide