MPTS research supported by the forestry/fuelwood research and development project (1987-1990)

For small farm use, this frequently means significant wood and foliage use from the same tree. This report summarizes efforts under Phase I (1987-1990) of A.I.D."s Forestry/Fuelwood Research and Development (F/FRED) Project to promote improved use of MPTS"s on small farms in Asia. Research support has included efforts in genetic improvement and soil characterization, methodology development, researcher training, and preparation of annotated bibliographies and regional research plans. Network field trials in the humid, semiarid, and arid zones are detailed, as are two international trials -- Acacia auriculiformis provenance trials and Dalbergia sissoo provenance trial series. Twenty-one small research grants were provided for field trials, methods, and management; tree improvement; pest and disease control; farm systems; policy and economics; and tree products. Additional projects involved leucaena psyllid control research, social science and economics research, biotechnology development, and initiation of a study of tree breeding objectives. A final section highlights assistance to a project in Thailand which involved testing indigenous species for agroforestry in the Huay Hong Krai watershed.