A systems approach to improving the quality of tree seedlings for agroforestry, tree farming and reforestation in the Philippines

Land Use Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-41

  Gregorio, Nestor ^a,b,c   Herbohn, John ^a,b   Harrison, Steve ^a,b   Smith, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Germplasm supply; Nursery accreditation; Nursery organisation

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; GERMPLASM; NURSERY GROUND; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; TREE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84926512872     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.03.009     Document Type: Article

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