The production of high quality planting stock is a critical activity for the improvement of agroforestry practices through tree domestication. Tree nurseries of smallholder farmers' in three Provinces of southern and central Philippines were surveyed to determine the forces that influenced the production and distribution of seedlings. The reasons for tree nursery establishment, the choice of species and the marketing of the planting stock were investigated by questionnaire. These data were used to assess the implications of these factors on tree domestication efforts in the country. The reasons given by nurserymen for the establishment of small nurseries included:
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2006.9752546Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2022
Authors
Carandang W M; Torentino Jr E L; Roshetko, J.M.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, nursery raising, timber, timber extraction, trees
Geographic
Philippines
