混农林系统高价值木材生产准则-valwood.pdf

混农林系统高价 值木材生产准则 Guideline for valuable wood production in Agroforestry Systems J. Storch, A. Dörr, B. Bender, H. Spiecker, C. Morhart, B. Engler, D. Stangler Imprint: Authors: Storch, Johanna; Dörr, Andreas; Bender, Bela; Spiecker, Heinrich; Morhart, Christopher; Engler, Benjamin; Stangler, Dominik Editor: Institute for Forest Growth Tennenbacher Str. 4 79106 Freiburg Germany www.iww.uni-freiburg.de September 2009 (1st edition) November 2011 (2nd edition) All rights reserved Reprints -also in extracts- only with indication of source Funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (0330802A) Guideline for valuable wood production in Agroforestry Systems 1 AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS Fig. 1: Modern Agroforestry system in Breisach, Germany (Picture: H. Spiecker) 1.1 Definition of Agroforestry for this guideline Agroforestry is the simultaneous cultivation of agricultural crops and trees on the same acreage. The agricultural land use is specified by the short rotation periods (1-10 years) whereas the forestry component is utilized in a long rotation cycle (20-40 years). The interaction of the two Agroforestry components leads to specific growth conditions for each component. The knowledge about these conditions must be included in the management concept. This guideline focuses on the management for valuable tree production in Agroforestry systems. Nevertheless the agricultural component will be considered in the guideline. 1.2 Special form of Agroforestry systems Commonly the association of agricultural crops are annual crops like wheat, rice or maize. But also perennials can be added to the agricultural crops when the harvested takes place in short