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The World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has produced a number of resource materials
that can be useful in the context of tree seed and seedling production.
These materials were mainly developed by ICRAF's Trees and Markets
thematic area, ICRAF's Germplasm Resource Unit in collaboration with
ICRAF's Training Unit. The materials include nursery manuals were
produced for community and research nurseries, some simple guidelines
on seed collection, ordering and production, training materials for a
vegetative propagation course, notes on scaling-up the impacts of
agroforestry research, and the Agroforestree databases (including the
AgroforesTree, the Tree Seed Suppliers Directory and The Botanic
Nomenclature databases).
Tree nursery manuals were produced for community and research nurseries. COMMUNITY
NURSERIES Abstract:
At ICRAF we see that the future of trees is on farms, but what will
that future hold if farmers do not have access to high quality seed and
seedlings? The opportunity for significant economic development will be
missed. We believe, therefore, that developing and implementing farm-
and community-based systems for the production of good tree seed and
seedlings is one of our highest priorities. In this book, Kevyn
Wightman has synthesized a wealth of information about nursery
practices, and added her own formidable experience and insights to
offer very useful guidelines for managers of community and project
nurseries. The manual includes not only what to do, but also why to do
it. Nursery managers and others will find this a valuable reference." Author: Wightman KE Publication: 1999 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/NurseryManuals/Community.htm (new window will open) Suggested citation: Wightman
KE. 1999. Good tree nursery practices. Practical guidelines for
community nurseries. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),
RESEARCH
NURSERIES Abstract:
Research today into the domestication and performance of hundreds of
agroforestry tree species is accompanying efforts to see the results of
our research reach more people. The starting point for this is the
tree, and the starting point for the tree is the nursery. In this
volume, Hannah Jaenicke has incorporated ideas and experiences from her
own work and that of partners dealing with agroforestry tree species,
and findings from published literature, to produce an invaluable
technical guide. By producing and using better quality tree seedlings
in research nurseries, the results of such research will provide
maximum benefit to small-scale farmers who are planting trees. Greater
recognition of the role of good tree nursery practices and quality tree
seedlings in ensuring sustainable and profitable agroforestry systems
is needed. This manual aims to promote such recognition among
researchers Author: Jaenicke H (World Agroforestry Centre) Publication: 1999 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/NurseryManuals/Research.htm (new window will open) Suggested citation: Jaenicke H.
Good tree nursery practices. Practical guidelines for research
nurseries. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),
Guidelines
in Agroforestry Today by Ian Dawson and James Were Three
articles were published in Agroforestry Today on seed collection, seed
ordering and seed multiplication.
SEED
COLLECTION Author:
Dawson I and Were J Publication: 1997 Web (check for updates!): Click here to access the information (new window will open) Suggested citation: Dawson I and Were J. 1997. Collecting germplasm from trees - some guidelines. Agroforestry Today 9(2): 6-9.
SEED
ORDERING Author:
Dawson I and Were J Publication: 1998 Web (check for updates!): Click here to access the information (new window will open) Suggested citation: Dawson I and Were J. 1998. Ordering tree seed - some guidelines. Agroforestry Today 10(1): 8-11.
SEED
PRODUCTION Author:
Dawson I and Were J Publication: 1998 Web (check for updates!): Click here to access the information (new window will open) Suggested citation: Dawson I and Were J. 1998. Multiplication, that's the name of the game. Guidelines for seed production of agroforestry trees. Agroforestry Today 10(4): 19-22.
ICRAF vegetative propagation course This
material provides the course materials for a short course in vegetative
propagation. Author: Jaenicke HE and Beniest J Publication: 2002 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs (new window will open) Suggested citation: Jaenicke HE
and Beniest J. 2002. Vegetative tree propagation in agroforestry.
Training guidelines and references. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),
Scaling up the impact of agroforestry research This
resource material provides the findings of a workshop that was aimed at
clarifying the way forward for ICRAF and its partners in their efforts
to reach and have real impact on the livelihoods of millions of farmers. Abstract:
The developing world has no shortage of successful pilot schemes and
projects that have sought to address the problems of poverty, food
insecurity and environmental degradation. There are too few cases where
these successful pilots have led to widespread impact on a sustainable
basis. To address this dilemma, in September 1999 the World
Agroforestry Centre assembled a team of professionals from varied
backgrounds to share their experiences and knowledge on the challenges
of 'scaling up' the adoption and impact of agroforestry innovations.
The result of this consultation was agreement on 10 fundamental
elements that must be in place in order to generate sustainable and
widespread impact. These fundamentals, as well as a selection of
relevant case studies, are described in this report. Author: Cooper PJM and Denning GL (World Agroforestry Centre) Publication: 2002 Web (check for updates!): Click here to access the information (new window will open) Suggested citation: Cooper PJM
and Denning GL. 2002. Scaling up the impact of agroforestry research.
Report of a agroforestry dissemination workshop. World Agroforestry
Centre (ICRAF), Agroforestree
databases Three
agroforestree databases were developed by the Germplasm Resource Unit
and Trees and Markets theme of ICRAF: the AgroforesTree database, the
Tree Seed Suppliers Directory and the Botanic Nomenclature
database.
AGROFORESTREE
DATABASE Authors: AJ
Simons, AS Salim, C Orwa, M Munjuga and A Mutua Publication: 2005 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sites/TreeDbs/TreeDatabases.asp (new window will open) Suggested citation: Simons, AS Salim, C Orwa, M Munjuga and A
Mutua. 2005. Agroforestree Database:
a tree species reference and selection guide version 3.0 CD-ROM. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
TREE SEED
SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY Authors: A
mutua, R Kindt, S Muasya and J Kimotho Publication: 2005 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sites/TreeDbs/TreeDatabases.asp (new window will open) Suggested citation: A mutua, R Kindt, S Muasya and J Kimotho. 2005. Tree Seed Suppliers Directory: Sources of seeds and microsymbionts. Version 3.0 CD-ROM. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
BOTANIC
NOMENCLATURE DATABASE Author: S
Muasya, AJ Simons, AS Salim and R Kindt Publication: 2005 Web (check for updates!): http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sites/TreeDbs/TreeDatabases.asp (new window will open) Suggested citation: S Muasya, AJ Simons, AS Salim and R Kindt. 2005. Botanic nomenclature for Agroforestry species database: a compilation of botanic names. Version 2.0 CD-ROM. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
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