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Vegetables suitable for association with subsistence maize and beans in the highlands of Guatemala
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1981)
Farming systems in Central America: proposal for the second project phase
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1981-10)
Alnus acuminata con pasto
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Programa de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1980)
Applicability of agroforestry systems
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1981)
It is argued that agroforestry is presently suffering from oversale and wishful thinking, rather than based on objective analysis of potentialities and limitations. To build up scientific credibility and provide a useful ...
Advantages, disadvantages and desirable characteristics of shade trees for coffee, cacao and tea
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1987)
A review is made of the ecological interactions that occur between shade trees and the perennial crops: coffee (Coffea spp. L.), cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) and tea (Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze). These interactions are ...
Observations on a legal taungya contract between a land owner and a farmer
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1982)
Aroid crops in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Producción Vegetal, 1984)
Traditionally, aroids have been grown in Central America for home consumption, or in limited quantities for domestic markets. Due to the low preference for aroids as food amongst people of the isthmus, it seems unlikely ...
Agroforestry as an appropriate land use system in the American Tropics
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1982)
The improper use of land is resulting in the rapid deforestation of the American tropics, with a concomitant degradation of land and water resources. Agroforestry in a land management system of a conceptual design involving ...
Selection of species for fuelwood production in agroforestry combinations
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Dept. de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1982)