Scientific contributions from the Forest Plantation Program at INIFAP

Abstract

The National Institute for Research on Forests, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) has six Forest Systems, among them, the Forest Plantations System (FPS), which includes three research lines, nine products to be obtained, and three specific objectives. The aim of this work was to compile and analyze information of research publications in books and scientific journals made in the FPS 35 years after the creation of INIFAP. A search was made on the websites of publications between 1985 and 2021 of books and articles in scientific journals, using keywords. We analyzed 9 works related to the ecological characterization of degraded habitat, 26 on the production of quality plants that have had an impact on components to produce millions of plants, and 61 for the establishment and management of CFPs; 84.2 % deal with the growth species, of which in 2020 the existence of 230 341 ha of CFPs and 101 577 ha of agroforestry systems (AS) were reported. These research studies have served as the basis for implementing development programs that contribute to the economy of rural inhabitants at the regional and national levels.