“One of the tree families that is relatively scarce in the rubber agroforests is the Dipterocarpaceae, the main timber producers of the lowland forests. With increasing scarcity, it becomes interesting for farmers to enrich their agroforests with such trees. Is that difficult” “My PhD research is supported by a number of institutions. The starting point is the requirement of Dipterocarpaceae for an ectomycorrhiza (EM) partner. If that is no longer present in the soil, after disturbance, it will have to be introduced in the nursery stage, with costs & effort to find a good match.” “The current ‘paradigm’ (researched in Kalimantan) is that it is indeed difficult to get Dipterocarpaceae started in reforestation or enrichment planting efforts, because the main EM fungi are themselves sensitive to forest disturbance (exposure of the soil to sunshine). Inoculation is thus essential.”
Publication year
2006
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, community involvement, land cover change, land use, timber, trees
Geographic
Indonesia
