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CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

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Seed treatment for Albizia species

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The common seed treatment methods include cool-water soak, hot-water soak, acid soak, nicking, and no treatment. To determine which of these methods areappropriate for propagating albizia in community-level tree planting programs, a seed treatment study was conducted on Albizia lebbeck, A. procera, A. saman, and A. saponaria. Of the seed treatment methods tested, nicking was most effective at producing rapid, uniform seed germination and germinant development. Unfortunately, nicking is time-consuming and only practical for small to medium quantities of seed. Although inferior to nicking, the hot-water treatment also produced good results and is easily applied to large quantities of seed. When propagating large numbers of albizia seedlings, seed should be soaked in boiled water for 3 minutesfollowed by 24 hours in cool water. Stir seed during the hot-water soak. The volumes of hot and cold water should be five times the volume of seed.

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