Designing and selecting weather related tactical applications for management of agroforestry and increasing their efficiencies

Abstract

Studies conducted in countries such as India have given ample evidence already long ago for concluding that of all the controls, climate had the greatest effect on the conditions of plants over a series of years (Acuna 1980). In the field of agroforestry, climate information can be used as a basis for tactically determining which species of plants and animals could better survive in an area, in the implementation of cropping patterns in terms of proper combinations of trees and crops. This also applies to the proper timing of cultural and development activities and as a factor that could be considered in planning and implementing a project to ensure effective and economic conduct of different activities (Sapitula 1989). This should remind planners, agriculturists and foresters on the importance of weather related tactical applications for proper management of agroforestry and the need to take all efforts in increasing their efficiencies. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.