Tree planting and management in agroforestry

Publication date: 03/06/2019
Extent: 34 pages

Contributions by: Lydie Dufour, INRA, France

Chapter synopsis: Agroforestry seeks to increase the productivity of the farm and help create resilient landscapes. The pattern of tree planting and tree management play an important part in the sustainability of an agroforestry system, as they determine the intensity of competition between trees and crop and the quality and quantity of wood production. This chapter focuses on the plantation and management of temperate agroforestry systems combining timber trees and herbaceous crops. The chapter covers choice of tree species, techniques of tree planting, plantation maintenance and approaches to tree pruning and thinning. Finally, the chapter explores future research trends in this area.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2018.0041.14