Nursery training for smallholders: An evaluation of two extension programs in the Philippines

Small-scale Forestry

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 387-401

  Baynes, Jack ^a   Gregorio, Nestor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Hypsipyla robusta; Mahogany; QNT seedling trays; Root trainerpots; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; NURSERY GROUND; SEEDLING; SMALLHOLDER; TIMBER; TRAINING;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

HYPSIPYLA ROBUSTA; SWIETENIA;

EID: 50649108160     PISSN: 18737617     EISSN: 18737854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-008-9061-3     Document Type: Article

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