CURRENT STATE OF SHELTERBELTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF BELARUS

Abstract

The article presents data on the quantity, sanitary condition, growth and development of shelterbelts in modern agricultural landscapes in areas with a high probability of water erosion and deflation processes. The directions of the formation of agroforestry-reclamation complexes through the organization of a system of protective plantings of different types and species on arable land, along roads, canals, etc., an increase in their protective functions and an increase in the level of protective forest cover of agricultural landscapes are indicated.