Books

Nair P.K.R., Rao M. R., Buck L.E. (eds.).  2004.  New Vistas in Agro forestry:  A Compendium for the 1^st World Congress of Agroforestry.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Alavalapati J.R.R., Mercer D.E. (eds.).  2004.  Valuing Agroforestry Systems: Methods and Applications.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Kumar, B. M. and Nair, P. K. R. (eds).  2006. Tropical Homegardens, Advances in Agroforestry 3.  Springer Science, The Netherlands. 

Jose, S. and Gordon, A. M. (eds), Biophysical Interactions in Temperate Agroforestry Systems.  Advances in Agroforestry 4.  Springer Science, The Netherlands (in press: 2007).

Book Chapters

Alavalapati, J. R. R., Shrestha, R. K., Stainback, G. A., and Matta, J. R. 2004.  Agroforestry development: An environmental economic perspective.  Agrofor Syst 61 & 62: 299 – 310.

Bellow, J. G., P. K. R. Nair, and T. A. Martin.  Tree – Crop Interactions in fruit-tree-based agroforestry systems in Western Highlands of Guatemala: Component yields and system performance. In:  Jose, S. and Gordon, A. M. (eds), Biophysical Interactions in Temperate Agroforestry Systems.  Advances in Agroforestry 4.  Springer Science, The Netherlands (in press).

Drew, W. M., Alavalapati, J. R. R., and Nair, P. K. R.  2004.  Determining agroforestry profitability using the policy analysis matrix:  A case study from Pohnpei, Federated states of Micronesia. In:  Alavalapati, J. R. R. and Mercer, D. E. (eds), Valuing Agroforestry Systems (vol 2 in the series Advances in Agroforestry), pp. 59 – 78.  Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Gordon A.M., and Jose, S.  2007.  Applying ecological knowledge to agroforestry design: A synthesis.  In Jose, S., and Gordon, A.M.  (eds.).  2007.  Toward Agroforestry Design: An Ecological Approach.  Springer Science (in press).

Jose, S., Allen, S.C., and Nair, P.K.R.  2007.  Tree-crop interactions: Lessons from temperate alleycropping systems.  In Batish D.R., Kohli, R.K., Jose, S., and Singh H.P. (eds.),  Ecological Basis of Agroforestry, CRC Press/Taylor&Francis (in press).

Jose, S. and Holzmueller, E.J.  2007.  Black walnut allelopathy: Implications for intercropping.  In Mallik A. (ed).  Advances in Allelopathic Research.  Springer Science (invited).

Jose, S., Holzmueller, E.J., and Gillespie, A.R.  2007.  Ecological interactions in temperate agroforestry.  In Garrett H.E. and Fisher R.F. (eds.).  Temperate Agroforestry: Science and Practice. 2nd Edition.  American Society of Agronomy, Madison (invited).

Jose, S. and Gordon, A.M.  2007.  Ecological knowledge and agroforestry design: An introduction.  In Jose, S., and Gordon, A.M.  (eds.).  2007.  Toward Agroforestry Design: An Ecological Approach.  Springer Science (in press).

Mohan, S., Nair, P. K. R. and Alavalapati, J. A. A.  2006.  Financial Analysis of Homegardens: Case Study based in Kerala state, India. In:  Kumar, B. M. and Nair, P. K. R. (eds).  Tropical Homegardens, pp. 283 – 296. Advances in Agroforestry 3.  Springer Science, The Netherlands.

Nair, P. K. R. 2005. Agroforestry:  Trees in support of sustainable agriculture.  In:  Hillel, H., C. Rosenzweig, D. Powlson,  K. Scow,  M. Singer, and D. Sparks, D. (eds), Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Vo1 1, pp. 35 – 44.  Elsevier, London, U.K.

Nair, P. K. R. 2006.  The role of soil science in the sustainability of agroforestry systems:  Eliminating hunger and poverty. In: Gama-Rodrigues, A.C.; Barros, N.F.; Gama-Rodrigues, E.F.; Freitas, M.S.M.; Viana, A.P.; Jasmin, J.M.; Marciano, C.R., and Carneiro, J.G.A. (eds). Sistemas agroflorestais: Bases científicas para o desenvolvimento sustentável, pp.203 – 216. Campos dos Goytacazes, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil.

Nair, P. K. R., Gordon, A. M., and Mosquera-Losada, M.-R.  Agroforestry.  Encyclopedia of Ecology.  Elsevier, London. (in press).

Nair, P. K. R. 2006.  Whither homegardens?  In:  Kumar, B. M. and Nair, P. K. R. (eds).  Tropical Homegardens, pp. 355 – 370. Advances in Agroforestry 3.  Springer Science, The Netherlands. 

Nair, P. K. R. and Kumar, B. M. 2006.  Introduction. In:  Kumar, B. M. and Nair, P. K. R. (eds).  Tropical Homegardens, pp. 3 –11. Advances in Agroforestry 3.  Springer Science, The Netherlands. 

Nair, P. K. R., Bannister, M. E., Nair, V. D., Alavalapati, J. R. R., Ellis, E. A., Jose, S. and Long, A. J.  2005. Silvopasture in southeastern United States:  More than just a new name for an old practice. In:  Mosquera-Losada, M.R., J. McAdam, J., and A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez. (eds), Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management, pp. 72 – 82. CABI, Wallingford, U. K.

Nair V.D., Kalmbacher R.S.  2005.  Silvopasture as an approach to reducing nutrient loading of surface water from farms. Pp. 272-274. In: M.R. Mosquera-Losada, A. Riguero-Rodriquez, J. McAdam (eds.), Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management. CAB International, Wallingford, U.K.

Rao, M.R., Palada, M.C., and. Becker, B.N.  2004.  Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems.  p. 282-290 In: C. Elevitch (ed.), The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees, 2^nd edition.  Permanent Agriculture Resources, Holualoa,  Hawaii.

Shrestha R.K., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004.  Estimating ranchers’ cost of agroforestry adoption: A contingent valuation approach. In: Valuing agroforestry systems: Methods and Applications. Alavalapati, J.R.R. and E. Mercer (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp 183-199.

Walle, R.J. and S.W. Workman.  2007.  Using a Watershed Focus for Monitoring and Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation in Nicaragua.  IN  Monitoring and Evaluation of Soil Conservation and Watershed Development. De Graaff, J., J. Cameron, S. Sombatpanit, C. Pieri and J. Woodhills, eds.  Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield NH, USA.

Zamora,  D., S., Jose S., P. K. R. Nair, J. W. Jones, B. J. Brecke and C. Ramsey. 2007. Interspecific competition in a pecan–cotton alleycropping system in the southern United States:  Is light the limiting factor?  In: Jose, S. and Gordon, A. M. (eds) Towards Agroforestry Design: An Ecological Approach. Springer Science (in press).

Journal Articles

Alavalapati J.R.R., Shrestha R.K., Stainback A., Matta J.R.  2004.  Agroforestry development: An environmental economic perspective.  Agroforestry Systems 61:299-310.

Albertin, A. and P. K. R. Nair 2004. Farmers' perspectives on the role of shade trees in coffee production systems:  An assessment from the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.  Human Ecology 32: 443 - 463.

Allen S., Jose S., Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D., Graetz D. Brecke B.J., Ramsey C.L.  2005.  Nitrogen mineralization in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States.  Biology and Fertility of Soils 41:28-37.

Allen S., Jose S., Nair P.K.R., Brecke B.J., Ramsey C.L.  2004a.  Competition for 15N-labeled fertilizer in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States.  Plant and Soil 263:151-164.

Allen S., Jose S., Nair P.K.R., Breck, B.J., Nkedi-Kizza P., Ramsey C.L.  2004b. Safety net role of tree roots: Evidence from a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States.  Forest Ecology and Management 192:395-407.

Allen, S. C., V. D. Nair, D. A. Graetz, S. Jose, and P. K. R. Nair.  2006. Phosphorus loss from organic versus inorganic fertilizers used in alleycropping on a Florida Ultisol. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 117: 290 - 298.

Bellow, J. G., R. F. Hudson, and P. K. R. Nair.  Adoption Potential of fruit-tree-based agroforestry on small farms in the subtropical highlands.  Agroforestry Systems (Submitted: September 2006).

Bellow, J.G. and R. L. Darnell, R.L.Orchard understory management for increased productivity on small farms in Guatemala. Agrofor. Syst. (submitted).

Cole, D. M., T. L. White, and P. K. R. Nair. 2007. Maintaining genetic resources of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth): the role of seed migration and swidden-fallow management in northeastern Peru. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54: 189 - 204 (Published on-line: 19 May 2006).

Ellis E.A., Nair P.K.R., Jeswani S.D.  2005.  Development of a Web-based application for agroforestry planning and tree selection.  Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 49:129-141.

Ellis E.A., Bentrup G., Schoeneberger M.M.  2004.  Computer-based tools for decision support in agroforestry: Current state and future needs.   Agroforestry Systems 61:401-421.

Ezenwa, I.V. and R.S. Kalmbacher. 2005. Emergence and survival of leucaena on poorly drained soil and management practices to mitigate negative effects. Tropical Grasslands 39:88-98.

Jordan C.F.  2004.  Organic farming and agroforestry: Alleycropping for mulch production for organic farms of southeastern Unites States.  Agroforestry Systems 61:79-90.

Jordan C.F.  2002.  Genetic engineering, the farm crisis, and world hunger.  BioScience 52: 523-529.

Jose, S.  2006.  Ecological interactions in silvopastoral systems: A synthesis.  Annals of Arid Zone 44:327-336

Jose S., Gillespie A.R., Pallardy S.G.  2004.  Interspecific interactions in temperate agroforestry.  Agroforestry Systems 61:237-255.

Jose, S., Williams, R.A., and Zamora, D.  2006.  Ecological interactions in mixed species plantations: For. Ecol. Manage. 233:231-293.

Kabaluapa, Martin N.K., C.M. Jolly, D.A. Shannon, F. Dolisca, K.H.Yood, and C.W. Wood.  Economics of Soil Conservation Barriers in Sweet Corn Production in Cullman County, Alabama, USA.  Revised manuscript submitted to Agroforestry Systems. 

Kabaluapa, N.K., K.H. Yoo, D.A. Shannon , P.S. Kim, C.W. Wood.  Alley Cropping and Terracing Effects on Surface Runoff, Soil Erosion and Loss of Plant Nutrients.  Submitted to Agroforestry Systems.

Kaya, B. and P. K. R. Nair 2004.  Dynamics of Particulate Organic Matter following biomass addition from fallow-improvement species in southern Mali.  Agroforestry Systems 60: 267-276.

Kumar, B. M. and P.K.R. Nair.   2004.  The enigma of tropical homegardens. Agroforestry Systems  61 & 62: 135-154.

Lee, K.H., and Jose, S.  2005.  Nitrate leaching in cottonwood and loblolly pine biomass plantations along a nitrogen fertilization gradient.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 105: 615-623

Lee, K.H., and Jose, S.  2006.  Nitrogen mineralization in short rotation tree plantations along a soil nitrogen gradient.  Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36:1236-1242.

Michel, G.-A., V.D. Nair, and P.K.R. Nair.  Silvopasture for reducing phosphorus loss from subtropical sandy soils. Plant and Soil 297: 267 - 276.

Miller, R. P. and P. K. R. Nair.  2006. Indigenous agroforestry systems in Amazonia: from prehistory to today. Agroforestry Systems 66: 151 - 164.

Mohan, S., P. K. R. Nair, and A. J. Long.  2007. An Assessment of Homegarden Diversity: A Case Study from Kerala State, India.  J. Sustainable Agri. 29: 135 - 153.

Montagnini F., Nair P.K.R..  2004.  Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems.  Agroforestry Systems 61:281-295.

Nair, P. K. R.  2007. Agroforestry for sustainability of lower-input land-use systems. 2007. J. Crop Improvement 19: 25 - 47. 

Nair, P. K. R. 2005.  The 1st World Congress of Agroforestry. Agroforestry Systems 63: 1 - 6.

Nair, P. K. R., M. E. Bannister, and S. C. Allen. 2005.  Agroforestry today:  An analysis of the 750 abstracts presented to the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 2004.  J. of Forestry 103: 417 - 421.

Nair, V.D., Graetz D.A.  2004. Agroforestry as an approach to minimizing nutrient loss from heavily fertilized soils: The Florida experience. Agroforestry Systems 61:269-279.

Nair, V. D., S. G. Haile, G.-A. Michel, and P. K. R. Nair.  2007.  Environmental quality improvement of agricultural lands through silvopasture in the southeastern United States. Scientia Agricola 64 (5): Sept/Oct 2007 (in press).

Nair, V. D., P. K. R. Nair, R. S. Kalmbacher, and I. V. Ezenwa. 2007. Reducing nutrient loss from farms through silvopastoral practices in coarse-textured soils of Florida, USA. Ecological Engineering. 29: 192 - 199. 

Palada M.C., Mitchell J.M., Becker B.N., Nair P.K.R.  2005.  The integration of medicinal plants and culinary herbs in agroforestry systems for the Caribbean: A study in the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Acta Horticulturae 676:147-153.

Puri, S. and P.K.R. Nair.  2004.  Agroforestry research for development in India:  25 years of experiences of a national program.  Agroforestry Systems  61 & 62: 437-452.

Rao M.R., Palada M.C., Becker B.N.  2004.  Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems.  Agroforestry Systems 61:107-122.

Shrestha R.K., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004a.  Effect of ranchland attributes on recreational hunting in Florida: A hedonic price analysis.  Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36:763-772.

Shrestha R.K., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004b.  Valuing environmental benefits of silvopasture practice: A case study of the Lake Okeechobee watershed in Florida. Ecological Economics 49:349-359.

Shrestha R.K., Alavalapati J.R.R., Kalmbacher R.  2004.  Exploring the potential for silvopasture adoption in south-central Florida: An application of SWOT-AHP method. Agricultural Systems 81:185-199.

Stainback G.A., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004.  Restoring longleaf pine through silvopasture practices: An economic analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 6:371-378.

Stainback G.A., Alavalapati  J.R.R, Shrestha R.K., Larkin S., Wong G.  2004.  Improving environmental quality in south Florida through silvopasture: An economic approach.  Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36:481-489.

Workman, S.W., M.C. Monroe and A.J. Long.  2005.  Program Design for Agroforestry Extension in the south-eastern United States.  Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 4(2): 149-161.

Zamora,  D. S., Jose S., and Nair, P. K. R. 2007. Interspecific competition in a pecan-cotton alleycropping system in the southern United States: production physiology. Can J Bot 84: 1686 - 1694.

Zamora, D. S., Jose, S., and Nair, P. K. R. 2007. Morphological plasticity of cotton roots in response to interspecific competition with pecan in an alleycropping system in the southern United States. Agroforestry Systems. 69: 107 - 116. 

Journal Articles Submitted (July to Oct 2007)

Haile H.G., Nair P.K.R., and Nair, V.D. Soil carbon storage in different size fractions in silvopastoral systems of Florida. Journal of Environmental Quality (in review).

Haile H.G., Nair, V.D., and Nair P.K.R.  Soil Carbon Sequestration by Tree-based Pasture Systems: Evidence from Stable Isotope Analysis. Soil Sci Soc Am J (in prep)

Takimoto, A., Nair P.K.R., and Nair V.D. 2007. Carbon stock and sequestration potential of traditional and improved agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (in review).

Takimoto, A., Nair V.D., and Nair P.K.R. 2007. Soil carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry practices in the West African Sahel. Plant and Soil (in review).

Takimoto, A., Nair, P. K. R., and Alavalapati, J. R. R. Socioeconomic potential of carbon sequestration through agroforestry in the West African Sahel. Mitigation and Adaptation of Strategies for Global Change (in review). 

Non-Refereed Articles

Alavalapati J and Bannister M.  2007.   Distance Education and Electronic Learning (DEEL): A Socioeconomic Development Perspective, http://akicb.ifas.ufl.edu/proceedings.asp.

Ezenwa I.V.  2004.  Nursery techniques for production of uniform Leucaena seedlings for transplanting. Caprine Chronicle 19:22-23.

Ezenwa I.V., Kalmbacher R.S.  2004.  Forage and livestock production in silvopasture.  The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal, December 2004:8.

Ezenwa I.V., Kalmbacher R.S., Williams M.J., Gary L.A., Arthington J.D.  2004a. Leucaena Provides a High-Protein Grazing for Goats, Part 1. Caprine Chronicle 19: 14.

Ezenwa I.V., Kalmbacher R.S., Williams M.J., Gary L.A., Arthington J.D.  2004b. Leucaena Provides a High-Protein Grazing for Goats, Part 2. Caprine Chronicle 19:8.

Palada  M.C., Becker B.N., Mitchell J.M.  2004.  Cultivation of medicinal plants in alley cropping system with Moringa oleifera in the Virgin Islands.  VI Agriculture and Food Fair Bulletin 18:34-39.

Smucker GR, Bannister ME, D'Agnes H, Gossin Y, Portnoff M, Timyan J, Tobias S, Toussaint R.  2007.  Environmental vulnerability in Haiti: findings and recommendations.  Report prepared by Chemonics International Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service for review by the United States Agency for International Development.  129 pp.

CSTAF Fact Sheets

Onokpise O., Mackenzie-Jakes A., Whilby L., Strong N.  2004.  Goats among trees:  A silvopastoral possibility.  CSTAF Fact Sheet 6.  University of Florida Center for Subtropical Agroforestry, http://cstaf.ifas.ufl.edu/cstaffactsheetgoats.pdf.

Strong N., Clingerman J.  2004.  Specialty Mushroom Enterprises.  CSTAF Fact Sheet 5.  University of Florida Center for Subtropical Agroforestry, http://cstaf.ifas.ufl.edu/Pages%20from%20cstaf%20shiitake2.pdf. 

CSTAF Newsletters and brochure

Seven CSTAF newsletters were published since 2001 and are available on the CSTAF web site (http://cstaf.ifas.ufl.edu/).  Edited, written, and designed by L. Schnell, New Century Multimedia, Inc.

CSTAF brochure, designed by S. Workman

Other extension

Clingerman J.  2005.  Journey into agroforestry: youth activity book.  UF/IFAS/SFRC 4H FOM #.

Ezenwa I.V.  2004.  Forage/cow-calf production in slash pine-Bahiagrass silvopasture.  Range Cattle REC Research Report RC-2004-3.

Ezenwa I.V., Kalmbacher R.S., Williams M.J., Gary L.A., Arthington J.D.  2004. Liveweight gain of meat goats grazing leucaena-bahiagrass pasture. Range Cattle Research and Education Center Newsletter, March 2004, Vol. 7 No.1, pp.5-6.

Rao M.R., Palada M.C., Becker B.N.  2004.  Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry.  Asia-Pacific Agroforestry Newsletter APANews 24:4-6.

Strong, N. 2004.  Agroforestry Educator Curriculum Guide.  University of Florida Center for Subtropical Agroforestry.  217 p. binder and CD.

Workman S.W., Allen S.C.  2004.  The practice and potential of agroforestry in the southeastern United States. Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular 1446.  UF/IFAS EDIS Database, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR146.

Ph.D. dissertations

In Progress November 2007                            

S. Saha, C sequestration in Kerala homegardens, India

D. Howlett, C sequestration in the dehesa system,  northern Spain

Wendy Francesconi, Biodiversity conservation (Lepidoptera) in agroforestry systems

C ompleted

Takimoto, A.  2007.  Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems in the West African Sahel: An Assessment of Biological and Socioeconomic Feasibility

Haile, S. G. 2007. Soil Carbon Sequestration and Stabilization in Tree-based Pasture Systems in Florida    

Lepetu, J. 2007.  Socioeconomic Impact of Stakeholder Preference to conservation of Forest Resources: A Case study of Kasane Forest Reserve, Botswana.

Daganag, A. B. K. 2007. Establishment of Silvopastoral Systems in Degraded, Grazed Pastures: Tree Seedling Survival and Forage Production under Trees in Panama.

Michel. G. A.  2006.  Silvopasture as an Approach to Enhancing Phosphorus and Nitrate Retention in Pasturelands of Florida.

Mohan, S.  2004. An Assessment of the Ecological and Socioeconomic Benefits Provided by the Homegardens:  A Case Study from Kerala, India.

Bellow J.G.  2004.  Fruit-tree based agroforestry in the western highlands of Guatemala:  An evaluation of tree-crop interactions and socioeconomic characteristics.   Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida.

Kabaluapa N.K. 2004.  Agronomic, economic, and environmental effects of alley cropping and terracing in North Alabama.  Ph.D. dissertation, Auburn University.

Reichlen J.J. 2004. The effects of root-pruning on productivity in an alley cropping system in the Georgia Piedmont, USA.  Ph.D. dissertation, University of Georgia.

Zamora D.S.  2005.  Competitive interactions in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch) - cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the Southern United States.  Ph.D. dissertation, University of Florida.

M.S. theses

Becker B.N.  2004.  Integration of medicinal and culinary herbs in an agroforestry combination on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands.  M.S. thesis, University of Florida.

Green E.  2002.  Nutrient addition and crop yield of an alley cropping system in the Piedmont of Georgia.  M.S. thesis, University of Georgia.

Timko T.T.  2004.  Economic impact of adopting silvopasture in Florida: A computable general equilibrium analysis.  M.S. thesis, University of Florida.

Wanvestraut R. H. 2002.  Competition for water in a pecan (Carya illinoessis) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) alley cropping system in the southeastern United States.  M.S. Thesis, University of Florida.

Whilby L.A.  2004.  Evaluation of bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) and bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) as pastorable pastures under newly thinned loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation.  M.S. thesis, Florida A&M University.

MFRC technical reports

Clingerman J.E.  2005.  Agroforestry education for landowners of the future: Developing a 4H project book.  MFRC Technical Report, University of Florida.

Napolitano K.E.  2005.  Belowground interactions in pecan (Carya illinoensis) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) based alley cropping systems in the southeastern United States.  MFRC Technical Report, University of Florida.

Student Achievement

* Solomon Haile for the "Minority Student Poster Competition" at the 2006 ASA/SSSA/CSSA International annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN. Student won the "first place"

* Alain Michel for the "Minority Student Poster Competition" at the 2005 ASA/SSSA/CSSA International annual meeting in Salt lake City, UT. Student received an "honorable mention."

Conference Proceedings in which the whole article appears

Ezenwa I.V., Kalmbacher R.S., Martin F.G.  2005.  Leucaena seedling growth with surface and subsoil incorporation of dolomite and dolomite-gypsum mixtures. Soil and Crops Science Society of Florida Proceedings 64. (in press).

Nowak J., Long A.  2004.  Slash pine in integrated timber, forage and livestock silvopastoral systems. P. 98-104 in Dickens, E.D., J.P. Barnett, W.G. Hubbard and E.J. Jokela (eds.), Slash pine: Still growing and growing! Proceedings of the slash pine symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-76. Asheville, NC: USDA, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Onokpise, O.U., Whilby L.A.. 2005. Evaluating forage grass cultivars for an Agroforestry System. Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida Proceedings 64. (in press).

Timko T., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004.  Economic impact of adopting silvopasture in Florida: A CGE analysis. Proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workers Annual Conference, March 14-16, 2004, St. Augustine, Florida, pp 294-303.

Workman S.W., Ellis E.A., Bannister M.E., Palada M.C.  2004.  Participatory survey and tree crop preferences on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. pp. 174-179 In Proceedings 40th Caribbean Food Crop Society, St. John USVI. ISSN 95-07-0410.

Presentations at major conferences made by CSTAF collaborators

Allen S., Nair V.D., Jose S., Graetz D.  2004.  Tree-crop competition for nutrients in a pecan-cotton agroforestry system in the southeastern USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Bannister M.E.  2005.  Agroforestry for enhancing environmental and economic benefits to landowners in the Southeastern United States.  American Farm Bureau Federation national convention, 10 January 2005, Charlotte, NC.

Bannister M.E.  2005.  Twenty years of agroforestry development in Haiti.  4th Governor's Haiti Advisory Group Meeting, Coral Gables FL, January 28, 2005.

Bannister M.E.  2005.  A Web-based agroforestry distance education course for undergraduates in the southeastern U.S.  USDA CSREES/SERD Project Directors Conference, New Orleans LA, March 30- April 1, 2005.

Bannister M.E.  2004.  A Web-based agroforestry distance education course for undergraduates in the southeastern U.S.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Bannister M and Irani T.  2007.  Student Assessment of an Online Asynchronous Agroforestry Course. CALS Teaching Symposium, Hilton Hotel, Gainesville FL.

Becker B.N., Nair P. K. R., Palada M.C., Mitchell J.-M.  2004.  Cultivation of medicinal plants in an alley cropping system with Moringa oleifera in the United States Virgin Islands.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Bellow, J. G. 2005.  Increasing farm productivity for food security in the Guatemalan Altiplano.  Invited Lecture, 26 Sept 2005, CATIE, Costa Rica.

Bellow J.G., Nair P.K.R.  2005.  Enhancing resource use in fruit-based agroforestry systems of highland Guatemala for increased productivity.  XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Bellow J.G., Nair P.K.R.  2004.  Fruit-based agroforestry for food security in the Guatemalan Altiplano.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Bellow J.G., Nair P.K.R.  2004.  Productivity and resource capture in fruit-based agroforestry systems of highland Guatemala.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Carrillo Y., Jordan C.  2005.  The effect of the interaction of litter quality and soil community on nitrogen mineralization: a soil food web model application.  10th International Conference of the Soil Ecology Society, Argonne, IL, May 22-25 2005.

Carrillo Y., Jordan C.F.  2004.  A soil food web model of N in a Georgia alley cropping system.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Cole D.M.  2004.  Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) in Agroforestry Systems of the Peruvian Amazon.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Comerford, N.B., Cropper, W., Grierson, P.F., Araujo, Q., Jose S.  2006.  Modeling P bioavailability and uptake in agroforestry systems.  The VI Brazilian Congress of Agroforestry Systems (VI CBSAF), October 23-27, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (invited).

Ellis E., Nair P.K.R., Nowak J.  2004.  The Southeastern Agroforestry Decision Support System (SEADSS): An on-line application for tree and shrub selection and agroforestry decision making.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Ezenwa I., Kalmbacher R.  2004.  Forage and cattle production in slash pine-bahiagrass silvopasture in south central Florida.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Haile S.G., Nair P. K. R.  2005.  Remote sensing-based carbon accounting in silvopastoral system of southeastern United States.  9th North American Agroforestry Conference, June 12-15 2005, Rochester MN.

Haile S., Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D. 2005. Soil carbon pools in slash pine-based silvopastoral systems of North Florida. ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov. 6-10 2005, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Haile S., Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D. 2006.  Soil carbon pools in slash pine-based silvopastoral systems of North Florida.  Joint Annual Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society and the Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida. June 4-6, 2006. Tampa, FL.

Haile S., Nair V.D., Nair P.K.R. 2006. Soil carbon sequestration and stabilization in tree-based pasture systems ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov. 12-16 2006, Indianapolis, IN.

Jordan C.F.  2004.  Alley cropping for mulch production: potential for organic farms of southeastern USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Jose, S.  2005.  Black walnut allelopathy: Implications for intercropping.  4th World Allelopathy Congress, August 21-16, Wagga Wagga, Australia (Invited)

Jose, S. and Williams, R.A.  2005.  Ecological interactions in mixed species plantations: The belowground story.  International Workshop on Mixed Species Plantations. August 4-6,  Ballina Beach Resort, Ballina, Australia, (Invited).

Kabaluapa N.K., Yoo K.H., Shannon D.A., Wood C.W.  2004.  Runoff, sediment and nutrient losses as affected by alley cropping in North Alabama, USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Kabaluapa N.K., Shannon D.A., Yoo K.H., Wood C.W.  2004.  Alley cropping and terrace effects on crop yield and nutrient removal.  ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meetings, October 31-November 4, 2004, Seattle WA.

Kang H., Shannon D.A., Arriaga F. J., Prior S. A.  2004.  Hedgerow Pruning Effects on Alley Cropped Maize: Light Interception, Water Relations, and Yield.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Michel G.-A., Nair V. D., Nair P. K. R., Allen S. C.  2005.  Silvopasture as an approach to reducing nutrient pollution from pasturelands in Florida.  9th North American Agroforestry Conference, June 12-15 2005, Rochester MN.

Michel G.A., Nair V.D., Nair P.K.R., Allen S. 2005. Tree integration on pastureland: Role of silvopasture in reducing nutrient pollution from pasturelands in Florida ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meeting. Nov. 6-10 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

Michel G.A., Nair V.D., Nair P.K.R. 2006. Reducing phosphorus loss from pastureland through silvopasture. Joint Annual Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society and the Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida. June 4-6, 2006. Tampa, FL.

Mohan S., Nair P.K.R., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004.  Economic Valuation of Tropical Homegardens: A Case Study in Kerala, India.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Montagnini F., Nair P.K.R.  2005.  Environmental benefits of agroforestry systems: Carbon sequestration.  XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Montagnini F., Nair P.K.R.  2004.  Carbon Sequestration: An Underexploited Environmental Benefit of Agroforestry Systems.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Murray G., Bannister M.E.  2004.  Peasants, agroforesters, and anthropologists: A 20-year Haitian chronicle of trees and hedgerows.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Nair P.K.R.  2004.  Recent research initiatives in silvopastoral systems in the southeastern United States.  ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Meetings, October 31-November 4, 2004, Seattle WA.

Nair P.K.R.  2005.  An overview of recent developments in agroforestry.  XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D., Haile, S.G., Michel G-A. 2007. Environmental services of agroforestry: Phosphorus reduction and carbon sequestration in Florida soils.  10th North American Agroforestry Conference. Québec City, Canada.

Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D. 2006. Agroforestry as a land-management option in the 21st Century:  A Global Overview: Aracruz Cellulose S. A, 10/01/2006, Vitória, ES, Brazil.

Nair P.K.R., Nair, V. D. 2007. Soil Sustainability and Agroforestry Systems. May 2007, Ecological Research Center, CAS, Beijing, China.

Nair P.K.R., Nair, V. D. 2007. Carbon sequestration potential of temperate agroforestry systems. Sino-German Workshop on Study of Eurasian Forest as a Pool of Carbon Dioxide. Hangzhou, China. 20-26 May, 2007.

Nair, V. D., S.G. Haile, G.A. Michel, and P.K.R. Nair. 2006. Environmental improvement of agricultural lands through silvopasture. VI Brazilian Congress of Agroforestry.  October 23-27, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Nair, V. D., Harris, W. G., Nair, P.K.R., and Graetz, D. A. 2006.  Phosphorus Storage Capacity of Soils under Various Animal Operations. World Congress of Soil Science. July 9-15, 2006. Philadelphia, PA.

Nair P.K.R., Bannister M.E., Nair V.D., Alavalapati J.R.R., Ellis E.A., Jose S., Long A.J.  2004.  Silvopasture in southeastern United States: More than just a new name for an old practice.  Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Management International Congress, Lugo, Spain, April 18-24, 2004.

Nair V.D.  2005.  Phosphorus storage capacity of soils under silvopasture and tree-less pasture in Florida.  XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Nair V.D., Allen S, Graetz D., Ellis E., Kalmbacher R., Ezenwa I.  2004.  Phosphorus and nitrogen dynamics in silvopasture, open pasture and rangeland in south-central Florida, USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Nair V.D., Kalmbacher R.S., Nair P.K.R.   2004.  Reducing nutrient loss from farms through silvopastoral practices in coarse-textured soils of Florida, USA.  Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Management International Congress, Lugo, Spain, April 18-24, 2004.

Napolitano K., Jose S.  2005.  The effects of the allelopathic chemical juglone on hydroponically grown peanut ( Arachis hypogaea ) and cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) growth and physiology.  9th North American Agroforestry Conference, June 12-15 2005, Rochester MN.

Onokpise O.U.  2004.  Agrosilvopastoral Systems with Small Animals in the Southern United States.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Onokpise O.U., Whilby L.  2004.  Comparative Tree Growth of Thinned Loblolly Pines for Use in an Agrosilvopastoral System in the Southern United States.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Onokpise O.U., Whilby L., Hunter P., Anderson L., Jakes A.  2004.  Utilizing meat goats in loblolly pine agroforestry systems.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Palada M.C., Mitchell J.-M.,  Becker B.N.  2004.  Growth and yield of hot pepper in hedgerow intercropping with Morinda citrifolia L. during early establishment.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Ramsey C., Jose S., Brecke B.  2004.  Water use efficiency for cotton grown in an alley cropping system, under 50 year-old pecan trees, and in a monoculture system.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Working Together for Sustainable Land Use Systems, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Reichlen J., Jordan C.F.  2004.  The Effects of Root Pruning in an Alleycropping System in the Georgia Piedmont.  1st  World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Saha S., Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D., Kumar, B.M. 2007. Carbon sequestration under tropical homegardens and related land-use systems in Kerala, India.  ASA/CSSA/SSSA International Annual Meetings. November 4-8, 2007. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Shrestha R.K., Alavalapati J.R.R.  2004.  Estimating recreational hunting benefits of silvopasture practices: A case study from Florida.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Silvestre T., Rosales F., Aldana F., Illescas V., Bellow J.   2004.  Bush bean as an associated crop for commercial apple orchards in Guatemala.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Strong, N., Clingerman J., Long A.  2004.  Building bridges: Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (CSTAF) extension efforts in the southeastern United States.  1st  World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. (poster)

Takimoto, A., P.K.R. Nair, and V.D. Nair. 2006. Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in West African Sahel. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov. 12-16 2006, Indianapolis, IN. 

Takimoto A, Nair P.K.R., Nair V.D. 2007. Soil carbon sequestration under agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel. ASA/CSSA/SSSA International Annual Meetings. November 4-8, 2007. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Whilby L., Onokpise O.U.  2004.  Changes in physical and chemical properties of soil under pastorable pastures in rows of thinned loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Workman S., Walle R.  2004.  Agroforestry and Watershed Restoration in Western Nicaragua Following Hurricane Mitch.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Workman S., Ellis E., Francis A.  2004.  Tree-crop Diversity and Farmer Preferences on St. Croix, Virgin Islands.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Workman, S., Long A., Monroe M.  2004.  Agroforestry extension program design in the southeastern USA. 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Zamora D.S., Jose S.  2004.  Competition for light between pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in an alley cropping system in northwest Florida, USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Zamora D.S., Jose S.  2004.  Plasticity in root morphology of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in response to interspecific competition with pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch) in a pecan-based alley cropping system in northwest Florida, USA.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Zhang J., Alavalapati J.R. R., Thomas T.  2004.  Macroeconomic impacts of policies influencing silvopasture practices: A case study from Florida.  1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 27 June - 2 July 2004, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

Zamora, D., Jose, S. Nair, P.K.R., and Ramsey C.L.  2005.  Light distribution and production physiology of a pecan-cotton alley cropping system in southern U.S.A.  9th North American Agroforestry Conference, June 12-15, Rochester, MN

Zamora D.S, S. Jose, and K. Napotlitano. 2007. Competition for 15N labeled nitrogen in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) - cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) alleycropping system in the southeastern United States. The 10th North American Agroforestry Conference, June 12-15, 2007. Quebec, Canada.

Distance Education Course in Agroforestry (M. E. Bannister)

Designed and taught the online course FOR 3855, Agroforestry in the Southeastern US each spring since 2005.  The course was awarded the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) 2006 Gold Award for Educational Project, Credit and Outstanding Professional Skill Award for Distance Education and Instructional Design.

A Non-Profit Center for Organic and Eco-friendly Agriculture

Spring Valley Eco Farms, Athens, GA: (www.springvalleyecofarms.org). This is a non-profit organization whose mission is education, research, and outreach. It is a direct product of the grant to CSTAF. Credit is given to IFAFS in the "support" web page.