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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > natural resources conservation > conservation buffers > windbreaks
Preferred Term:

windbreaks

Definition:
Windbreaks are linear plantings of trees and shrubs designed to enhance crop production, protect people and livestock, and benefit soil and water conservation.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Broader Concept:
conservation buffers
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • field windbreaks
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28601
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2017-06-29
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