Agroforestry Tree Seed Production and Supply Systems in Malawi

Small-scale Forestry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-434

  Nyoka, Betserai I ^a   Mng'omba, Simon A ^a   Akinnifesi, Festus K ^a   Ajayi, Oluyede C ^a   Sileshi, Gudeta ^a   Jamnadass, Ramni ^b  

^a CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry tree germplasm; Farmland seed source; Seed storage; Sustainability of supply

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; GERMPLASM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE;

MALAWI;

EID: 80255126040     PISSN: 18737617     EISSN: 18737854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-011-9159-x     Document Type: Review

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