Which Agroforestry Practice Is Beneficial? A Comparative Assessment of the Traditional and the Improved Agroforestry Techniques in the Midhills of Nepal
Table 2
Supply of forest products from different agroforestry practices.
Forest product
Agroforestry practice
Mean ± SE
Min
Max
Sig
Fodder (bhari at 35 kg)
Improved
5.3602 ± 0.0377
2.6
6.4
0.003
Traditional
4.6806 ± 0.0556
2.3
6.1
Fuelwood (bhari at 35 kg)
Improved
4.058 ± 0.03357
2.3
5.3
0.001
Traditional
3.3063 ± 0.0417
2.3
5.1
Leaf litter (bhari at 35 kg)
Improved
3.823 ± 0.05418
2.3
5.6
0.709
Traditional
3.5105 ± 0.0563
2.3
5.8
Timber (cubic feet at 0.02831 m3)
Improved
2.3653 ± 0.0138
2.3
3.4
0.016
Traditional
2.3423 ± 0.0118
2.3
5.8
Significant at . Computation is based on transferred data (Ln(value) + 10).