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Table 2. General steps required to effectively combine farmer and <strong>for</strong>est geneticist skills <strong>for</strong> MPTS improvement.<br />

Required steps<br />

Pre-screening<br />

What <strong>species</strong> are appropriate<br />

targets <strong>for</strong> farm-level <strong>tree</strong><br />

improvement?<br />

Has any improvement or selection<br />

already been done, either by farmers<br />

or <strong>tree</strong> breeders?<br />

What genetic resources are<br />

available?<br />

On-farm selection and improvement<br />

Identify practical, achievable<br />

ideotypes of the priority <strong>species</strong>.<br />

Select parent <strong>tree</strong>s <strong>for</strong><br />

first/next stage of testing.<br />

Collect propagules from parent <strong>tree</strong>s.<br />

Distribute propagules among core of <strong>tree</strong><br />

breeders and farmers <strong>for</strong> planting and<br />

evaluation,<br />

Farmer/barefoot <strong>tree</strong> breeder resources<br />

Knowledge of <strong>species</strong> which<br />

have significant potential<br />

value <strong>for</strong> local use and <strong>for</strong><br />

which there exist local<br />

genetic resources.<br />

Knowledge of locally available<br />

<strong>tree</strong>s and "indigenous<br />

knowledge" of other farmers,<br />

Knowledge of potential mother<br />

<strong>tree</strong>s <strong>for</strong> improvement.<br />

Ideas on the type of <strong>tree</strong><br />

which would best fit local<br />

needs and markets.<br />

Knowledge of and access to<br />

local base populations.<br />

Experience in handling of plant materials.<br />

Easy access to <strong>tree</strong>s in local area.<br />

Access to sites <strong>for</strong> evaluation of improved<br />

materials which are likely to be<br />

representative of coaditions <strong>for</strong><br />

other farmers.<br />

Forest geneticist resources<br />

Knowledge of <strong>species</strong> or<br />

genetic resources which may<br />

meet the expressed needs of<br />

farmers, but are unknown to them.<br />

Case studies of improvement<br />

work from scientific and<br />

technical literature.<br />

Access to germplasm<br />

collections made elsewhere<br />

plus knowledge of breeding<br />

systems and genetic resources.<br />

Knowledge of how attainable<br />

the desired ideotype may be.<br />

Experience in identifying plus<br />

<strong>tree</strong>s based on pro-defined<br />

criteria.<br />

Knowledge of vegetative propagation<br />

which may not be known to local farm -rs.<br />

Access to experiment station sites and<br />

other trained <strong>tree</strong> breeders who can<br />

provide additional evaluations of<br />

selected materials.

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