|
Estate Crop |
Area (000 ha) |
Nurse Tree Density (Trees per ha) |
Total No. Of Nurse Trees (000 trees)* |
Yearly Wood Yield (000 cum)+ |
|
Coffee |
156 |
50-60 |
7,500 to 9,360 |
257 |
|
Cardamom |
94 |
50 |
4,700 |
141 |
* Nurse species are: Acacia. Albizia Dalbergia, Leaucaena & Grevillea+ Based on a 10-year rotation: 1/10 of nurse trees are harvested each year: ave. volume of 0.3 cu m per 10-year old tree.
Source: FAO/APAN. 1996 in APFSOS/WP/19
