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The potential use of the pejibaye palm in agroforestry systems

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The pejibaye's potential for the small holder, especially in an agroforestry environment, is summarized: the fruit can be a significant addition to the family diet and income, both directly and as animal feed; on farm processing of the fruit for baking and other culinary uses has great potential and excedents can be marketed; small scale palmito production can also play an important part in the diet and farm income; oil production may be interesting after improved varieties are developed. The pejibaye's ecological requirements and limitations, its agronomic requirements and practices for small-scale production and its role in agroforestry systems are discussed. A list of Latin American researchers and germplasm contacts is given.

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Clement, C.R. The potential use of the pejibaye palm in agroforestry systems. Agroforest Syst 7, 201–212 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046969

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