Maharishi Arvind university

topic–wind breaks and shelter belts and home

garden

Presented by :Deepak kumar

Presented to :Dr. Priyanka kumari
 WIND BREAKS

 A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a planting usually made up of one or more rows of trees or

shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from
erosion. They are commonly planted in hedgerows around the edges of fields on farms. If
designed properly, windbreaks around a home can reduce the cost of heating and cooling and
save energy. Windbreaks are also planted to help keep snow from drifting onto roadways or
yards.[1] Farmers sometimes use windbreaks to keep snow drifts on farm land that will
provide water when the snow melts in the spring. Other benefits include contributing to a
microclimate around crops (with slightly less drying and chilling at night), providing habitat
for wildlife,[2] and, in some regions, providing wood if the trees are harvested.
WINDBREAK AND
SHELTERBELTS
Windbreak are any structure which break the wind
–flow and reduce wind speed while
SHELTERBELTS are rows of trees or shrubs
planted for protection of crop against wind.
 Shelterbelt design for reductions
in wind erosion
1. The location, density, height and length of a shelterbelt will determine its effectiveness in reducing wind
erosion. 2. A grid of shelterbelts
positioned at appropriate distances apart, provides the maximum level of shelter for a property as shelter will be
provided from all wind directions.
3. Shelterbelts provide the highest level of protection when they are located at right angles to erosive winds.
4. It reduces the wind speed up
to 60-80% on leeward side. 5. Good protection from wind
erosion can be maintained for up to 30H of a shelterbelt if wind is approaching the belt at right angles.
6. Therefore consideration should be given to the direction of
winds when planning a shelterbelt network.
7. Although maximum protection from erosive winds is achieved by placing belts at
right angles to the wind direction, but soil erosion can still be substantially reduced if wind is coming from other
directions. 8. However,
the area protected by a belt will be reduced during events of higher wind speeds.
 HOW TO PLANT A
SGELTERBELT
 An effective shelterbelt should contain a combination of shrubs, fast growing trees, and dense long
lived trees.
 The outside row of a shelterbelt should generally be a dense shrub that will act to reduce wind near
the ground and act as a snow trap.
 The next row should consist of a fast growing tree species that will allow the shelterbelt to quickly
gain height.
 The next row should be made up of long lived trees that will allow shelterbelt to remain effective
for a long time.
 The next rows that would be closest to the yard should be made up of tall dense crowned trees that
retain their foliage throughout the year.
 HOME GARDEN
The home garden is traditionally a very important piece of land for rural households of
Southeast Asia. Covering an area of about 500 to 1 500 m2, the structure and function of
home gardens are similar throughout the region. The home garden can be defined as a
farming system which combines different physical, social and economic functions on the
area of land around the family home. Within the typical home garden are social areas for
meetings, children's play and gardens for display; economic areas for growing food,
medicinal plants and trees and for raising animals and fish; physical areas for storage,
living, washing and waste disposal. It is a place for people to live in but it also produces a
variety of foods and other things for both home use and income.