Community-based forestry and agroforestry programs around the world reforest denuded lands, protect valuable watersheds and produce indispensable tree products for soil improvement and fodder. These programs begin planting operations with a commodity of small size but great importance-seed! Adequate supplies of high quality seed are necessary to grow high quality seedlings. Unfortunately, shortages of seeds are common and limit the success of many community-based tree planting programs. Any discussion about tree seed production must consider the saying “garbage in garbage out”. If you plant junk seeds you will inevitably harvest junk trees.
Publication year
2005
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
guidelines, nursery raising, seed orchards, seed production, trees
Geographic
Zimbabwe
