Sustainable multipurpose tree production systems for Nepal
Argonne National Laboratory is developing methods for producing reforestation plating stock, fuel, and fodder in a sustainable manner in Nepal. This project, in cooperation with the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation of Nepal, is sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (AID). Several production systems are being evaluated for the Mid-Hills Region of Nepal. To provide sustainable biomass production and ecological management of the fragile Mid-Hills Region, the production systems must simultaneously satisfy the physiological requirements of the plants, the symbiotic requirements of the plant and the microorganisms in its rhizosphere, the physicochemical requirements of nutrient and water cycling, and the climatic and topographic constraints.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 7243571
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880215-5; ON: DE88011969
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Energy from biomass and wastes, New Orleans, LA, USA, 15 Feb 1988; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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