Nursery establishment in Linjiapu of Tengchong County
 

Partner: ICRAF and Yunnan Forestry Vocational School(YFVS)
Duration: 2005 April to 2006 March

Objectives:
  • set up phenological information system on main tree species.
  • explore the technologies related to seed collection and nursing of indigenous  tree species, and to provide the seedling for restoring the degraded habitats near nature reserves and in the adjacent communities.
Methods:
  • workshop on ¡°seed collection, nursing and ecological restoration¡±, obtain relative technology, approach and process.
  •  establishment of nursery.
  •  seed collection, processing and nursing; collection plant specimen.
  •  phenological observation and establishment of information system.
  •  establish herbarium for management office.    

outputs:

  • establishment of phonological observation methods and regulations. gradual set-up of phonological information system.
  • seeds of 100 tree species have been collected, and trial of nursing has been done.
  • a herbarium for Nature Reserve Management Office has been built up.
  • manual on FORRU techniques for forestry department staff and local communities.
         
              seed specimen                                   nursery
  
         
                  seedlings                                  seed storage