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Wind Strip Cropping

"soil conservation measure consisting of the planting of tall-growing and low-growing crops in alternately arranged straight and long but relatively narrow parallel strips, laid across the direction of prevailing wind regardless of land contour."

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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