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Comparative Investigation Of The Germination And Early Growth Of Two Agroforestry Tree Species In The Nursery
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The potential Impact of Agroforestry centres on the following:
Reducing
poverty through increased production of wood and other tree products
for home consumption and sale, Thannan (1987). Agroforestry contributes
to Food Security by restoring the soil fertility for food crops. It
provides cleaner water through reduced nutrient and soil runoff in water
bodies Go Green (2009). It counters global warming and the risk of
hunger by increasing the number of subsequent production of fruits nuts
and edible oils, Thannan (1987).
It reduces deforestation and
pressure on wood lands through provision of farm grown fuel wood, thus
becoming a source of fuel wood, Cline Cole (1990) and Sherperd (1990).
It enables the reduction in need for useful biochemical substances such
as alkalliods and tannins, Smith (1992).
Through Agroforestry more
diverse farm outputs improved nutrition is possible Thannan (1987). In
situation where people have limited access to good health facilities, it
produces growing space for medicinal plants.
Physical support system
is another system of agroforestry in this grapes and other like crops
are raised along side with pruned trees. Variation of the physical
support system depends upon the type of vine. These trees enable wind
break.
Features of Agroforestry tree varies in respect to the kind of
Agroforestry system practiced. In alley cropping the desirable features
are ease of establishment, fast growing; good sprouting, and ability to
fix nitrogen. Heavy palatable foliage, deep rooted system, ease of
propagation, adaptability to close spacing. For home gardens the species
involved have the following features like the desired amount of shade,
deep rooting. Features of species used in live fencing include tolerance
of minor injuries, fast growing, compatibility with animal and
perennial crops, provides fodder, fire resistant, posses thorns and can
be propagated vegetatively. for wind break the desired features of the
species are wind resistant, deep spreading root system, small open
crown, ease to propagate, species used in improved fallow system share
some features such as high nitrogen content in tissue. Fast biomass
production, trees and raising of livestock system of Agroforestry posses
the following features such as high protein, high nutrient content,
palatability, free of toxic substances and sprout well, Nair (1989).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The comparative investigation of the germination and early growth of two Agroforstry tree species in the nursery was studied. Seeds of Annona recticulata were collected from a compound in Benin City. while the fruits of Annona muricata were purchased from New Benin Market. On the 6th of June 2012 a portion of land at the nursery of the department of forestry and wildlife faculty of agriculture university of Benin, Benin city Nigeria was cleared. 350 polyethene bags of smallest size that were sto ... Continue reading---
