Jungle rubber is a traditional multi-strata agroforestry system in which rubber trees grow together with secondary forest, timber and fruit tree species. The system provides a diverse range of timber and non-timber forest products, and environmental benefits due to its forest-like structure, but rubber production per hectare is low.
Publication year
1999
Authors
Williams E S; Penot E; Healey, J.R.; van Noordwijk, M.; Sinclair, F.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, cover crops, hevea brasiliensis, on-farm research, secondary forests, small farms, weeding
Geographic
Indonesia
