In this chapter, we review the state of knowledge about germplasm delivery and the propagation and nursery management of miombo fruit trees in Africa. The chapter will be limited to examples relevant to small-farm agroforestry systems in southern Africa as opposed to highly intensive monocultural orchard production systems. We discuss the factors involved in determining the most appropriate methods of propagation for particular species, and the associated constraints and limitations in scaling up the domestication of indigenous fruit trees in southern Africa
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https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845931100.0341Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2008
Authors
Akinifesi F K; Sileshi G W; Mkonda A; Ajayi O C; Mhango J L; Chilanga T
Language
English
Keywords
domestication, fruit trees, germplasm, nursery raising, propagation materials
Geographic
Malawi
