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Experimental agroforestry — progress through perception and collaboration?

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If agroforestry technologies are to be generated rapidly and effectively there has first to be established a sound basis for research methodology. This may entail no more than a ‘repackaging’ of existing experimental agricultural or forestry techniques, in other cases new approaches will need to be investigated. Some of the special problems relevant to experimenting with multipurpose trees are noted. ICRAF has available a set of source materials and guidelines on ‘Research Methodology for the Exploration and Assessment of Multipurpose Trees’ which are listed, and the establishment of an informal ‘Experimental Agroforestry Network’ is mentioned.

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Para generar tecnologias agroforestales en forma rapida y efectiva debe primero haberse establecido bases solidas en metodologia de investigacion. Esta puede involucrar solo el ‘re-empaque’ de tecnicas experimentales ya existentes en agricultura y bosques o, en otros casos, investigar nuevas formas de abordar el problema. Se señalan algunos de los problemas especiales importantes para la experimentacion con arboles de uso multiple, y se lista un conjunto de materiales y guias sobre ‘Metodologia de Investigacion para Examinar y Evaluar Arboles de Uso Multiple’, a la vez que se menciona el establecimiento de una ‘Red Informal de Experimentaciones Agroforestales’.

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Huxley, P.A. Experimental agroforestry — progress through perception and collaboration?. Agroforest Syst 3, 129–138 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122639

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