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The effects of shelter for cereal crops in an exposed area of Cleveland, North‐East England
Author(s) -
Hough M.N.,
Cooper F.B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1988.tb00731.x
Subject(s) - agronomy , crop , yield (engineering) , netting , north east , grain yield , spring (device) , environmental science , fertilizer , south east , geography , biology , physical geography , mechanical engineering , history , ethnology , materials science , political science , law , metallurgy , engineering
. Plots of spring barley, winter wheat and winter barley were sheltered with netting in a coastal area of North‐East England. Crop height, yield components and grain yield were measured and compared with unsheltered crops receiving the same agronomic treatments. Plant height, ears m ‐2 , 1000 grain weight and grain yield were increased by shelter in seasons with windy, dry weather during the tillering and stem extension phases. Negligible response was found in a wet season. One experiment suggests that greater applications of nitrogen fertilizer can counteract the effects of exposure.