Profile and use of multi-species tree crops in the homesteads of Gazipur District, Central Bangladesh

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Uddin ahmed, Mir Farid ^a,b   Lutfor rahman, S M ^c  

^a BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Research and extension center ^*  (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Bangladesh; Farm categories; Homegarden; Relative prevalence; Species diversity index

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FARM SIZE; HOME GARDEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; GAZIPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

ARTOCARPUS; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CASSIA; CEIBA; COCOS NUCIFERA; LITCHI CHINENSIS; MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MELIA; MELIACEAE; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA; SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MAHAGONI; TAMARINDUS INDICA; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 4243075446     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v24n01_07     Document Type: Article

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