Increasing the profitability of traditional, planted rubber agroforests at the Tapajós river, Brazilian Amazon

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-339

  Schroth, G ^a   Moraes, V H F ^b   Da Mota, M S S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d Conselho Nacional Dos Seringueiros ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation area; Extractive Reserve; Genetic improvement; Hevea brasiliensis; Silvicultural management; Stimulation; Tapping practice

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGROFORESTRY; PLANTATION; PROFITABILITY; RUBBER;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 1842817636     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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