Sistemas agroforestales en América Tropical
Techniques aimed at establishing simultaneously and on the same land both forest and agricultural practices have been variously named agroforestry, agrosilviculture, silvoagricultural methods and the Taungya method or system. In several areas of tropical America very promising results have been obtained combining agriculture and grazing with Salix, Populus, Gmelina, Eucalyptus, Alnus, Cordia, Cedrela, and several fruit trees. In Costa Rica, Cordia alliodora, a tree of high commercial value has been successfully cultivated in combination with coffee and cacao plantations. This species grows rapidly, has a not-too-wide crown and a straight, uniform trunk. Also widely accepted as shade trees in coffee and cacao plantations are Erythrina sp. and Inga sp. for their ability to fix nitrogen from the air and because their litter is valued as a soil improver. In combination with dairies in the highlands Alnus acuminata is very popular. This tree also fixes nitrogen, grows rapidly and has a very desirable trunk.
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San José (Costa Rica)
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| Subjects: | AGROFORESTERIA, SISTEMAS AGROSILVOPASTORILES, TROPICO HUMEDO, AMERICA TROPICAL, |
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