Effects of mature shelterbelts on microclimate and crop yield

dc.contributor.author	Kowalchuk, T.E.
dc.contributor.author	de Jong, E.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-19T20:20:40Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-19T20:20:40Z
dc.date.issued	1990-02-22
dc.description.abstract	A study was conducted at Conquest, Saskatchewan, to assess the effects of mature caragana (Caragana arborescens Lams.) shelterbelts on soil moisture, potential evaporation, wind speed, and crop yield. Snow trap near the shelterbelts increased spring soil moisture contents, in the immediate area near the shelterbelts, by as much as 25 % above average field values. Potential evaporation and and wind speed between the belts was reduced by as much as 23 and 36 %, respectively. However, increased spring moisture, reduced evaporation and wind speed failed to produce significant yield differences as a function of distance from the shelterbelts. Severe moisture stress was the main factor limiting crop yield at the study site.	en_US
dc.description.version	Non-Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10388/10717
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Soils and Crops Workshop
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/	*
dc.title	Effects of mature shelterbelts on microclimate and crop yield	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US

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