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windbreaks

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006824

Windbreaks are linear plantings of trees and shrubs designed to enhance crop production, protect people and livestock, and benefit soil and water conservation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006824
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsfield windbreaks
ReferencesNational Agroforestry Center, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoconservation buffers; line planting (agroforestry); storms; erosion control; wind; shelterbelts
TranslationsSpanish: rompevientos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006824",
  "term": "windbreaks",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Windbreaks are linear plantings of trees and shrubs designed to enhance crop production, protect people and livestock, and benefit soil and water conservation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "field windbreaks"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "conservation buffers",
    "line planting (agroforestry)",
    "storms",
    "erosion control",
    "wind",
    "shelterbelts"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Agroforestry Center, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "rompevientos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/windbreaks/"
}

Record 6,824 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.