[Yin-Chi Liu - SWC Shelterbelt Water Collectors - COVER IMG] SWC is a protective shelterbelt product that collects dew, paints bitter oil, reduces disease and insects, and can be decomposed naturally.
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SWC Shelterbelt Water Collectors

University/SchoolMing Chi University of Technology
Lead ArchitectYin-Chi Liu
Design TeamYIN-CHI LIU, WEN-SHIN ZENG, YI-SHAN ZHENG, WEN-YEH,SHIAO LIN, Prof. Li Kai-Chu

SWC is a product to protect the growth of shelterbelt, mainly for Senegal catechu in the Sahara desert of Africa, to prevent the wind from blowing down the tree trunk has not grown up, can gather a little dew and rain in the below. When there is not enough water in the soil, the diffused water provides for tree growth. When the trunk is strong, the product breaks down back into the soil and is made of the tree's pruning and gum, which should last for one to two years. Products are coated with local bitter oil to reduce access to pests, and high walls protect young trees from livestock.