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CHOICE OF SPECIES (106 cards)

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Considerations

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  • Native species preferred
    • No problem on adaptation
    • Less cost of procuring seeds
    • Less constraint on social acceptability
    • Contributions to tree domestication efforts
    • Biodiversity conservation
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Native species preferred (5)

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  • No problem on adaptation
  • Less cost of procuring seeds
  • Less constraint on social acceptability
  • Contributions to tree domestication efforts
  • Biodiversity conservation
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Done whenever there is going to be a deliberate
attempt to have a large scale planting of a species outside of its natural geographic habitat

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SPECIES TRIALS

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SPECIES TRIALS

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Done whenever there is going to be a deliberate
attempt to have a large scale planting of a species outside of its natural geographic habitat

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Provenance Trials

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Tests designed to determine best source
of seeds or propagules for large scale
planting operations

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Tests designed to determine best source
of seeds or propagules for large scale
planting operations

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Provenance Trials

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Tests follow the principles observed in the conduct of

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Species Trials

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Species Trials

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Tests follow the principles observed in the conduct of

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a field test unlike the Species
Trials which is a nursery/green house tests

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Provenance Trials…

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Provenance Trials… (#2)

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a field test unlike the Species
Trials which is a nursery/green house tests

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the first test is replicated already as
the area where the tests will be conducted is not limited in space and the number of provenances to be tested is oftentimes limited

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Provenance Trials…

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Provenance Trials… (#3)

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the first test is replicated already as
the area where the tests will be conducted is not limited in space and the number of provenances to be tested is oftentimes limited

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steps in provenance trials

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Rangewide Provenance Test >
Restricted Provenance Test >
Provenance Proving Test

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1st step in provenance trials

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Rangewide Provenance Test

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2nd step in provenance trials

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Restricted Provenance Test

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3rd step in provenance trials

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Provenance Proving Test

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CONDITION?
Continental to maritime areas

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OK

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CONDITION?
Maritime to continental areas

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NOT OK

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CONDITION?
Areas of uniform climates with small fluctuations in rainfall and temperature to areas with severe fluctuations

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NOT OK

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CONDITION??
MOVEMENT:
high elevation or high latitude sources to low elevations or latitudes and vice versa

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NOT OK

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CONDITION??
MOVEMENT:
high elevation provenance from low latitude to low elevations at a higher latitudes and vice versa

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OK

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CONDITION??
MOVEMENT:
Areas with basic soils to areas with acidic soils and vice versa

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NOT OK

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Determine economic feasibility of growing the species in commercial tree plantations

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Pilot Plantations

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Pilot Plantations

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Determine economic feasibility of growing the species in commercial tree plantations

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Determine the susceptibility of exotic species to pests and diseases once they are grown in plantations in new environments.
Biological Risk Assessment
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Biological Risk Assessment
Determine the susceptibility of exotic species to pests and diseases once they are grown in plantations in new environments.
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SELECTION CRITERIA (3)
- Ecological criteria - Desired characteristics of trees to look for in the candidate species - If the species possess these traits, then they are considered as potential species to be planted in the area given its prevailing conditions
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STEPS IN THE SPECIES TRIALS
Species Elimination Test Species Growth Test Crop Performance Test
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1st STEP IN THE SPECIES TRIALS
Species Elimination Test
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2nd STEP IN THE SPECIES TRIALS
Species Growth Test
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3rd STEP IN THE SPECIES TRIALS
Crop Performance Test
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Species Elimination Test (4)
• Nursery trial • Considers as many species as possible in the long list • Nonreplicated test • Performance indicator: survival
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* Nursery trial * Considers as many species as possible in the long list * Nonreplicated test * Performance indicator: survival
Species Elimination Test
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- Nursery trial - Replicated trial - Excellent performers in SET carried over to SGT - Performance Indicators: - Survival - Growth - Height - diameter
Species Growth Test
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Species Growth Test (4)
- Nursery trial - Replicated trial - Excellent performers in SET carried over to SGT - Performance Indicators: - Survival - Growth - Height - diameter
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- Nursery trial - Replicated trial - Excellent performers in SGT carried over to CPT - Performance Indicators - Survival - Growth - Response to standard nursery cultural management prescriptions
Crop Performance Test
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Performance Indicators - Survival - Growth - Response to standard nursery cultural management prescriptions
Crop Performance Test
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Crop Performance Test performance indicators
- Survival - Growth - Response to standard nursery cultural management prescriptions
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Excellent performers in SGT carried over to CPT
Crop Performance Test performance indicators
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Species Growth Test Performance Indicators:
- Survival - Growth - Height - diameter
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Excellent performers in SET carried over to SGT
Species Growth Test
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Preference for native species
SHELTERBELT
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Windfirm
SHELTERBELT
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Deciduous vs. Evergreen species
SHELTERBELT
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Coniferous vs. Broadleaved species
SHELTERBELT
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Mixture of tree species in strips vs. Single line of trees
SHELTERBELT
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Non-allelopathic
SHELTERBELT
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main consideration in the selection of species for this environmental service
Water use efficiency (WUE)
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ratio of water transpired to the carbon dioxide assimilated during the process of photosynthesis
Water use efficiency (WUE)
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meaning of Water use efficiency (WUE)
ratio of water transpired to the carbon dioxide assimilated during the process of photosynthesis
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make use of the same leaf structures as channels
Water and carbon dioxide
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The lesser the WUE,...
the more water molecules are transpired;
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the more water molecules are transpired...
The lesser the WUE,
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the higher the value of WUE,
the more carbon dioxide assimilated
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the more carbon dioxide assimilated
the higher the value of WUE,
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Water consumers have
lesser WUE
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water conservers have
higher values of WUE
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who higher values of WUE
water conservers
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who have lesser WUE
Water consumers
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with thin, lanceolate leaves with no appendages on the surface or below the leaves
Water consumers
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Water consumers are those
with thin, lanceolate leaves with no appendages on the surface or below the leaves
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with shiny, thick, often obovate to ovate leaves, sometimes with appendages that tend to limit the movement of water from the internal to the external part of the leaves
Water conservers
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Water conservers are those
with shiny, thick, often obovate to ovate leaves, sometimes with appendages that tend to limit the movement of water from the internal to the external part of the leaves
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Focus on littoral sand dunes
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Prevent further movement of sand particles inland
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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N2 fixers
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Drought tolerant
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Salt tolerant
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Resistant to damage from abrasive movement of sand particles
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Production of abundant litter
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Windfirm – deeply rooted
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Fast growth
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Shade intolerant species
SAND DUNE FIXATION
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Native species preferred
AESTHETICS
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Emphasis on variety of forms and features
AESTHETICS
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No to edible fruit bearing tree species
AESTHETICS
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No to species that exude toxic substances
AESTHETICS
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Incorporate educational features
AESTHETICS
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Less litter production
AESTHETICS
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Consideration on public safety
AESTHETICS
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*Growth form and structure - Less taper, straight, cylindrical bole
TIMBER PRODUCTION
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*non-forked
TIMBER PRODUCTION
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*Strength properties
TIMBER PRODUCTION
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*Finishing properties
TIMBER PRODUCTION
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*Simple management requirements
TIMBER PRODUCTION
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*Same as for timber production
Poles and Piles Production
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*Trees managed on shorter rotation
Poles and Piles Production
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*Treatability with wood preservatives
Poles and Piles Production
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No emphasis on growth form
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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Emphasis on volume of wood
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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*High consideration on calorific content
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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*Non-emission of too much smoke
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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*High density wood preferred for charcoal production
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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*Non-emission of obnoxious odor when burning
FUELWOOD PRODUCTION
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*No emphasis on growth form but on volume of wood
PULPWOOD PRODUCTION
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*Consideration on fiber characteristics - Length - Strength - Fiber yield - Bleaching properties
PULPWOOD PRODUCTION
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Fast growth
PULPWOOD PRODUCTION
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The choice of species is based on the nature of the NTFP
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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Bamboos and rattan plantations are examples
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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For gutta-percha, species are usually those of the Sapotaceae family
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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For manila copal, its almaciga
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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For turpentine, its Benguet pine
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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For tannin, it’s the Rhizophora
NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
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Ecological approaches to reforestation
* Using species characteristic of the seral stage * Starting from riparian zones * Initial planting downslope * Initial planting from patches of tree vegetation in savannah areas
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Mixed plantings
diversity purposes
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More considerations... (#3)
Associated Climax-Pioneer Species (ACPS) design

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