Agroforestry practices and research in India

Reference Type Book Chapter
Year of Publication
1987
Contributors Author: K. G. Tejwani
Editor: Henry L. Gholz
Book Title
Agroforestry: Realities, possibilities and potentials
Pagination
109-137
Date Published
01/1987
Publisher
Martin Nijhoff Publishers in cooperation with ICRAF; distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Kluwer Academic Publishers
City
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Language
English
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Collection Topic
Agroforestry
ISBN
90-247-3590-4
Call Number
S494.5.A45A379 1987
Keywords
India
Abstract

Many agroforestry practices in India are old and traditional. Some systems have been researched since the late 19th century, and there has been research on fodder-fuel plantations since the 1950s. A wide variety of practices in India are described here with research results incorporated wherever available. It is concluded that:

  1. there are many systems and practices that are yet to be adequately described;
  2. even though some systems are well-described, there is need of greater research on practice;
  3. the research endeavor so far, apart from indicating possibilities for increased production in fodder-fuel plantations has not really improved the components of agroforestry systems and their management. The challenges and opportunities for improvement are vast.
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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16352684