Feasibility of farmer-managed vegetative propagation nurseries in cameroon

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-190

  Degrande, Ann ^a   Facheux, Charly ^a   Mfoumou, Chimene ^a   Mbile, Peter ^a   Tchoundjeu, Zac ^a   Asaah, Ebenezer ^a  

^a ICRAF AHT   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FARMING SYSTEM; SMALLHOLDER; TREE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745770839     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2006.9752555     Document Type: Article

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