The weed seed bank under seven fallow tree species was analysed in size and composition five years after tree establishment. The seed bank was lower in Enterolobium cyclocarpum fallows than in the other tree fallows at both 0-5 and 5-10 cm depths. Nuclea latifolia and Terminalia superba tree fall...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Chikoye, D.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Differences in weed seed banks in planted tree fallows in southwestern Nigeria]
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Differences in weed seed banks in planted tree fallows in southwestern Nigeria
The growing demand for construction and fuel wood and the wide adaptation of Eucalyptus to the different agro-ecological zones of the country are resulting in increased plantation of Eucalyptus by smallholders, but the policy environment in Ethiopia discourages farmers from planting this exotic. ...
Mekonnen, Z.
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Kassa, H.
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Lemenh, M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia]
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The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia
For several decades, the Zimbabwean government, donors, and NGOs have actively promoted the establishment of cooperative woodlots in Zimbabwe's communal areas. However, despite the provision of considerable extension support and subsidies to these cooperatives, household woodlots are far more com...
Jagger, P.
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Luckert, M.
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[Investments and returns from cooperative and household managed woodlots in Zimbabwe: implications for rural afforestation policy]
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Investments and returns from cooperative and household managed woodlots in Zimbabwe: implications for rural afforestation policy
The area of forest plantations in the tropics worldwide is increasing as a response to the expansion of degraded lands. Rural farmers of many regions of the dry and humid areas are responding to government and other incentives, dedicating portions of their land to native and exotic tree plantatio...
Piotto, D.
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Montagnini, F.
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Kanninen, M.
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Ugalde, L.
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Viquez, E.
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[Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers]
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Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers
This paper describes the main ecological and morphological attributes of the eucalypts and related genus Corymbia using Pryor and Johnson's taxonomic classification (1971) and other recent works by Johnson (1976) and Hill and Johnson (1995) as guidelines. The main thrust is on what taxonomy can t...
This paper reviews the historical development of the use of the eucalypt over 200 years, from its curiosity status in the botanical gardens of Europe to its extensive use as a fuelwood for the wood-burning locomotives of the national railway systems, and then to its more recent use as a major sou...
Eucalyptus plantations are normally found in vulnerable ecosystems such as steep slope, soil with low natural fertility and
lands that were degraded by agriculture. The objective of this study was to obtain Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) factors and
use them to estimate water erosion risk ...
Lan, Guoyu
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Li, Yuwu
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Lesueur, Didier
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Wu, Zhixiang
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Xie, Guishui
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[Seasonal changes impact soil bacterial communities in a rubber plantation on Hainan Island, China]
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Seasonal changes impact soil bacterial communities in a rubber plantation on Hainan Island, China
Boulay, A
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Tacconi, L
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Kanowski, P.
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[Financial performance of contract tree farming for smallholders: the case of contract eucalypt tree farming in Thailand]
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Financial performance of contract tree farming for smallholders: the case of contract eucalypt tree farming in Thailand