Selection of non-timber forest species for community and private plantations in the high and low altitude areas of Makawanpur District, Nepal
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Article Title | Selection of non-timber forest species for community and private plantations in the high and low altitude areas of Makawanpur District, Nepal |
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ERA Journal ID | 5688 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Maraseni, Tek N. |
Journal Title | Small-Scale Forestry |
Journal Citation | 7 (2), pp. 151-161 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht. Netherlands |
ISSN | 1873-7617 |
1873-7854 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-008-9047-1 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.springerlink.com/content/2w35t25744703303/ |
Abstract | The domestication of non-timber forest species (NTFS) is receiving increasing attention from developing economies. However, little is known about the selection of NTFS in Nepal for commercial uses. Sixteen selection criteria were developed and NTFS were ranked for community and private plantations in both low altitude and high altitude areas of Makawanpur district, Nepal, by workshops of multiple NTFS stakeholders. The rigorous scoring of 12 ecologically screened NTFS against the 16 selection criteria revealed that kurilo and sarpagandh are highly preferred NTFS for low altitude areas whereas chiraito and jatamanshi are highly preferred for high altitude. This finding coincides with the general perception of participants and contemporary literature. These are the species being rapidly depleted from the natural forests. Rapid decline of valuable species creates strong motivation from stakeholders for planting them on community and private land |
Keywords | non-timber forest species; selection criteria; Kurilo; Chiraito |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410405. Environmental rehabilitation and restoration |
300709. Tree improvement (incl. selection and breeding) | |
310804. Plant developmental and reproductive biology | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yqv7/selection-of-non-timber-forest-species-for-community-and-private-plantations-in-the-high-and-low-altitude-areas-of-makawanpur-district-nepal
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