The process to establish a network of seed banks is described, with special attention to the structure of the network, its management, the formation of communal seed collection groups, and the conservation and selection of seed orchards and plus trees.

P. caribaea var. caribaea seeds from 6 sites were collected and used for the establishment of 2 clone banks with 118 and 185 clones, respectively. Data are presented on timber volume, oleoresin yield, diameter at breast height, and tree height.

Plan Sierra is a programme for the conservation and improvement of natural resources in the Sierra region, Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Since its establishment in 1990, activities have included the identification of seed orchards of P. occidentalis, the selection of plus trees, and the...

A silvicultural guide to the species, covering botany and ecology, establishment and management.

The La Yeguada Forest Reserve in Panama was created in September 1960. By 1982, the 1615 ha of pine (Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis) plantation established there had made it one of the largest man-made forests in Central America. This document, which is presented in 3 parts, provides a simple...

A review of growth and yield data for Leucaena leucocephala and L. diversifolia from 5 yr of study in Costa Rica. The results indicate that the two species have great potential when managed under short cutting cycles for the production of small sized products. L. leucocephala grows best in areas...

An overview is provided of the ICRAF programme on the domestication of multipurpose trees (especially Bactris gasipaes, Inga edulis, Calycophyllum spruceanum and Guazuma crinita) by farmers. Studies investigated the valorization of different species, management and use of germplasm, indigenous...

This leaflet on Hyeronima alchorneoides contains brief notes on taxonomy and nomenclature, distribution and habit, uses, botanical description, a fruit and seed description, flowering and fruiting habit, harvest information, seed processing and handling, seed storage and viability, seed dormancy...