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Resources Tagged: Agroforestry

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  1. Highlights of Dr. Brewbaker’s Leucaena Tree and Sweet Corn Breeding Programs

    20/04/2008 We were privileged to have Dr. James Brewbaker as a speaker at our annual conference in November 2007. As a plant breeder at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Brewbaker has devoted many years of scholarly research to the leucaena tree and to sweet corn. He has always had a strong interest in ways...
    Crop Pests Agroforestry Leucaena Legume Sweet Corn

  2. Strawberry Tree

    20/07/2003 The Strawberry Tree (Muntingia calabura), also known as Jamaica Cherry, is a multipurpose tree that quickly grows to 8 to 13 meters in height. The tree produces a small red fruit, but is largely valued for its wood. It is remarkably fast-growing for a tree having such hard wood.
    Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Fruit Trees Firewood Timber Muntingia calabura

  3. Controlling Weeds in Tree Plantings

    20/10/2007 Overstory Issue 188 (about accelerated natural regeneration, or ANR) included information about weeding in forests. Here we share an excerpt on reducing competition with weeds.
    Weed Control Agroforestry

  4. A System to Sustain Soil Productivity

    20/01/2004 When selecting a hedgerow species for alley cropping, keep in mind that leaves should readily decompose when applied to the soil.
    Alley Cropping Agroforestry

  5. Alley Cropping Revisited

    1/07/2004 Alley cropping was not intended to be a way to increase yields/acre. The purpose was to shorten or eliminate fallow periods.
    Alley Cropping Agroforestry

  6. Baobab Gardens for Leaf Production

    1/04/2009 Indigenous (naturally occurring) and traditional (introduced in the past and incorporated into the culture) leafy vegetables are often greatly under-utilized. In many areas, the knowledge and use of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) has declined as vegetables such as cabbage, tomatoes and...
    Baobab Edible Leaves Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Adansonia digitata Dark Green Leafy V... West Africa

  7. Rapid Multiplication of Banana and Plantain Plants

    20/04/2008 The technique described in this article is very practical and applicable in certain situations. For example, it is becoming very useful for us here in Gamboula, Central African Republic (CAR), to produce planting material to distribute to our agroforestry cooperatives. It would also be helpful as...
    Plant Propagation Banana Agroforestry

  8. Is alley cropping right for your situation?

    20/07/2008 Thisagroforestry technique has been widely promoted in agriculture development programs throughout the tropics. Alley cropping (AC) is the practice of growing food crops in alleys between hedgerows of trees or shrubs, which are regularly coppiced (severely pruned). Prunings are placed on the soil...
    Agroforestry Alley Cropping

  9. Agroforestry

    6/10/2015
    Agroforestry Asia

  10. Forest, Fruit & Forage for Farm Families

    28/10/2014
    Agroforestry Fruit Food Crops East Africa