Methodology for the exploration and assessment of multipurpose trees  (MPT'S)
By: compiled by P.A. Huxley ... [et al.]
Contributors: International Council for Research in Agroforestry.; University of Oxford. Commonwealth Forestry Institute.; National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development.
Publisher: International Council for Research in Agroforestry
Published: 1984
Place of publication: [Nairobi, Kenya]
Language: eng
Subjects: Multipurpose trees.; Trees -- Breeding -- Technique.; Forest genetics -- Technique.; Forest site quality.; Agroforestry.
Notes: "Prepared by the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in part in co-operation with the Commonwealth Forestry Institute, U.K. (CFI)"

"Financial support ... US National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council ... grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development."

"Co-sponsored by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development (BOSTID) of the National Academy of Sciences, USA"--Cover.
Table of contents: value: Section 1, pt. 1A. Lists of parts and contents/synopsis; value: section 1, pt. 1B. Introduction and ge neral considerations; value: section 2, pt. 2A. Methodology for exploration and collection of MPT's; value: Section 2, pt. 2C. Root nodules of leguminous trees; value: section 3, pt., 3A. General considerations for the evaluation of multipurpose trees; value: section 3, pt. 3B. The assessment and choice of experimental sites; value: section 3, pt. 3C. The scope and design of field trials (plus 2 supplements); value: section 3, pt. 3D. Raising plants for field experiments; value: section 3, pt. 3E. Assessment methodologies; value: section 4, pt. 4A. Introduction (plus supplement on MPT mixed cropping trials); value: section 4, pt. 4C. The problems of choosing appropriate species/provenances; value: section 4, pt. 4C. Optimizing tree/crop combinations; value: section 4, pt. 4D. The "tree/crop interface" approach; value: section 4, pt. 4E. Plant spacing; value: section 4, pt. 4F. Systematic designs; value: section 4, pt. 4G. Statistical tools for agroforestry research; value: section 4, pt. 4H. Bivariate analysis for intercropping experiments; value: section 5, pt. 5A. The use of controlled or modified environments; value: section 5, pt. 5B. Methods for assessing rhizobia and mycorrhizas and nitrogen in plants and soil in agroforestry systems; value: section 5, pt. 5C. Herbicides for MPT's.