Windbreaks and shelterbelts for horticulture : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the National Diploma of Horticulture

Abstract

Reduction in crop yields attributable to wind damage is often obvious. Such damage includes the lodging of cereals.; stem-break, petiole break, leaf tip abrasion and bruising of established plants; and the uprooting, abrading or burial of seedlings.