@misc{VesteGreyGottschalketal., author = {Veste, Maik and Grey, Kerry-Anne and Gottschalk, Nadine and Trachte, Katja and Midgley, Guy F.}, title = {Can shelterbelt trees reduce evapotranspiration and ecophysiological stress in irrigated vineyards and citrus orchards? A transcontinental experiment in the Western Cape, South Africa and Lower Lusatia, Germany}, series = {Landscape 2021 - Diversity for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture}, journal = {Landscape 2021 - Diversity for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture}, doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.34333.03043}, pages = {1}, abstract = {In the context of ongoing climate change and increasing population, there is an urgent need to optimize the water consumption of surface and groundwater in agricultural production. In recent years, intensive irrigated viticulture and horticulture have faced increasing demand pressure in many water-limited areas including the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Shelterbelts of trees are often used to reduce wind speed and water demands as an eco-engineering measure directly influencing soil evaporation and crop transpiration. Objectives are (i) to evaluate the extent of impacts of wind speed from shelterbelts at canopy level in citrus orchards and vineyards (ii) to assess the wind effects at leaf level including leaf temperature and related ecophysiological performance in irrigated vineyards.}, language = {en} }