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On-farm evaluation of the establishment of clonal rubber in multistrata agroforests in Jambi, Indonesia
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@MISC{Williams_on-farmevaluation,
author = {S. E. Williams and M. Van Noordwijk and E. Penot and J. R. Healey and F. L. Sinclair and G. Wibawa},
title = {On-farm evaluation of the establishment of clonal rubber in multistrata agroforests in Jambi, Indonesia},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Perennial tree crops are often grown in complex multistrata systems that incorporate natural vegetation. These systems contribute simultaneously to sustaining rural livelihoods and to the conservation of biodiversity, but their productivity is usually low. Introduction of high yielding germplasm, usually selected in monocultural plantations, is a potential way to increase productivity, but a critical requirement is that such plants can be established in a competitive multispecies environment. The establishment of clonal planting stock in the jungle rubber agroforests of Indonesia was explored through participatory on-farm research. The trial involved four farmers who grew clonal rubber trees in a total of 20 plots, constituting
Keyphrases
multistrata agroforests on-farm evaluation clonal rubber rural livelihood participatory on-farm research monocultural plantation clonal rubber tree competitive multispecies environment perennial tree crop critical requirement natural vegetation potential way complex multistrata system jungle rubber agroforests
