Selection of actual preparedness strategies for dealing with climate, as adopted in using non-forest trees

Abstract

The non-forest trees of this section are rubber, oil palm, cocoa, citrus fruits, grape, coconut and other plantation/orchards trees. Apart from grape and citrus, these tree crops are mainly grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Climate is the major determining factor in their geographical distribution. Most of these crops are perennial in nature and require specific climatic conditions for their optimum productions (Rajavel et al. 2005; Chattopadhyay et al. 2005). Box III.5.4 gives an example of preparedness for satisfying water requirements in Italy. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.