Tree Seed and Seedling Field Guide Series

%T Tree Seed and Seedling Field Guide Series 
%A Quality Tree Seed for Africa 
%D 2026 
%I CIFOR and ICRAF as Landscape Alliance 
%C Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya 
%U https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/47251/ 
%X A core component of the Quality Tree Seed for Africa (QTS) project is strengthening technical capacity for quality tree seed and seedling delivery systems. The project aims to bridge tree seed supply gaps while enhancing the knowledge and skills of seed and seedling producers, nursery operators, restoration practitioners, and other sector stakeholders. The guide series is based on training materials developed and delivered through the QTS project to restoration champions. These materials have been consolidated and structured into a practical field guide series to support ongoing learning and application in the field. By improving access to technical information and practical skills, the guide contributes to the project’s objective of strengthening the availability and use of high-quality tree seed and seedlings within the restoration sector in Rwanda and Kenya.
To support learning and field application, the guide is divided into thematic chapters covering key technical aspects of quality tree seed and seedling production. The chapters included in this guide are listed below:

1. Seed handling and storage
2. Tree nursery establishment
3. Tree nursery operations and management
4. Vegetative propagation
 
%K agroforestry 
%K budding 
%K grafting 
%K nursery management 
%K plant propagation 
%K reforestation 
%K restoration 
%K seed handling 
%K seed production 
%K seed quality 
%K seed storage 
%K seedlings 
%K tree nurseries 
%K tree planting 
%K tree seeds