Tree domestication in tropical agroforestry

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 61-62, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 167-181

  Simons, A J ^a   Leakey, R R B ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry tree products (AFTPs); Dacryodes edulis; Genetic improvement; Participatory appraisal; Prunus africana; Tree breeding

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DOMESTICATION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; TROPICAL FOREST;

DACRYODES EDULIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AFRICANA; PYGEUM;

EID: 3342997782     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028997.74147.f9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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