Guidelines for Establishment and Management of Agroforestry Practices Thorwald Geuze. MANAGEMENT OF TREES ON ... Spacing will vary with soil type , species and variety used , as each fruit tree species has its own optimal spacing .

... training activities for technical staff and farmer leaders , on - farm plots of the agroforestry technologies timber trees in cocoa plantations , fodder trees and annual cropping in fruit tree plantations , have been established .

Two similar possibilities would be to plant fruit trees or timber trees in single monospecific lines along the contour ( could involve different species in different lines ) . Complex mixtures of trees within a line would complicate ...

In an experimental planting of E. berteroana in the more humid area of Turrialba , Costa Rica , no mortality occured . ... In these areas the priorities for an agroforestry programme ( tree component ) should be : 1 ) fruit trees ...

For example , bush bean initially at 1.5 x 1.5 m or bananas at 6 x 6 m , interspaced with the coffee and permanent shade rather ... Promotion of fruit trees Planting of fruit trees around homes is an Ifugao tradition ( Codamon - Quitzon ...

Development of the System The Kampocolche system is the result of a research project initiated in 1994. ... In practice the size of a KS planting could be 1 to 2 ha and the sizes and arrangements of the four zones could vary depending ...

Hens as the animal component in agroforestry Various animals can be used as the animal component in agroforestry ... 1 ) To successfully establish and maintain fruit trees in exhausted soils without using fertilizer ; 2 ) to produce a ...

Organization of 356 promotion and training events in fruit production , with approximately 5,000 participants from ... Implementation of agroforestry systems and establishment of plantation of timber - bearing tree species and live ...

In this experiment , the growth of both tree species was reduced by the grasses , either because of root competition or because of shading ... The effect of orchard soil management on the uptake of nitrogen by established apple trees .

Thus all farms ' are divided into coffee - shade tree combinations with improved varieties ( caturra ) and traditional ... of timber and fruit trees are concentrated more in the region of Acosta , where average farm size is about 7 ha .