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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Windbreaks, Western Australia
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Forest Management | Soil Science
First Page Number
94
Last Page Number
99
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
Strong winds in the south-west of Western Australia in April 1991 carted tonnes of top soil from stubbles, over-grazed pastures, and recently prepared cropping land. However, where there were windbreaks, downwind protection into the paddock was up to 10 to 20 times the height of the windbreaks. On May 1, 1991, the author inspected farm land for damage from Narrogin to the Dongolocking area, to Harrismith, up the rabbit-proof fence to West Corrigin and back to Narrogin via Kweda. He found the extent of soil erosion varied, and that some tree species planted in windbreaks gave better protection than others
Recommended Citation
Negus, Tim
(1991)
"Windbreaks prove their worth,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 32:
No.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol32/iss3/5