01 Maret 2007 This book features both common and hard-to-find fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and bamboo for Southwest Florida. It includes fruiting trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, fruiting vines, brambles, tropical vegetables, herbs, spices, bamboo, tropical and subtropical fruit tree ripening chart,...
01 Januari 2002 A one week practicaltraining course on vegetative propagation of agroforestry trees. The overall objective of the course is to improve the practical vegetative plant propagation skills of field technicians or nursery managers and to provide them with the necessary theoretical knowledge on the...
Proper management of trees and forests is necessary to make resources sustainable. Treesor rather: woody plants in general play an important part in traditional farming systems in the tropics, not just as food and cash crops but also as suppliers of fuelwood and fodder. Farmers are also aware of...
Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition ofThe Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzéard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence...
01 Januari 1981 Report of an Ad Hoc panel of the Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations, National Research Council. This report discusses reforestation in which the seed is broadcast from a plane or...
01 Januari 1982 This booklet is a useful guide to tree planting. It explains the relevant aspects and factors worth considering in tree planting, such as climate, type of soil, ecological zones and species adaptability. It outlines the essential steps in tree planting, from acquiring seeds to the actual field...
01 Januari 1993 This guide contains all the basic information needed to set up and successfully run nurseries relying on manual work. It focuses on the production of containerised seedlings as the method most commonly used in the ILO's Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) and other non-industrial tree planting...
01 Januari 2002 Anyone intending to embark on the planting of tropical trees should read this manual which is concerned with the key choices and issues that lie between the propagation of good planting stock and its eventual planting and successful establishment. It highlights the need for good communicaiton,...
01 Januari 2006 A project to educate extension agents, farmers, ranchers and landowners about native and traditional Pacific Island trees for: crop diversification windbreaks coastal protection shelter and shade soil improvement water conservation livestock fodder woodlots food security and many other...