Incorporating indigenous knowledge of fodder trees into small-scale silvopastoral systems in Jamaica

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-117

  Morrison, B J ^b   Gold, M A ^a   Lantagne, D O ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brosimum alicastrum (breadnut); Guazama ulmifolia (bacedar); silvopastoral systems

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FODDER TREE; FODDER TREES; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; SILVOPASTORAL MANAGEMENT;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0029659579     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00129635     Document Type: Article

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