For information te be requested from suppliers please refer to
“FAO Guidelines for seed ordering”, FGRI, No. 12, pp. 30–31
| FOR CHOICE OF SPECIES/PROVENANCES | Description of the proposed plantation site | ||
| Location | - latitude | ||
| - altitude | |||
| Climate | - mean annual rainfall | ||
| - rainfall regime (winter, summer, uniform) | |||
| - length of the dry season | |||
| - mean max temp and humidity of hottest month | |||
| - mean min temp and humidity of coldest month | |||
| - mean annual temp and humidity | |||
| - occurrence of frost and snow (average number of days per year) | |||
| Soils | - broad classification | ||
| - indication of depth | |||
| - texture (light, medium, heavy) | |||
| - drainage (good, moist, impeded, seasonal waterlogging) | |||
| - ph (acid, neutral, alkaline) | |||
| - other characteristics such as salinity, etc. | |||
Have the species you require seed of already been planted on the site (at experimental scale)? If yes, mention (if known) the origin of the material already introduced (supplier/provenance/origin) and give indication of its adaptability and performance. | |||
| Other species planted or growing on the site | |||
| List the main species and give some indication on their adaptability/performance. | |||
| End uses | |||
| What is the objective of the plantation and what type of production or function (or both) are expected: | |||
| - wood production (timber, posts, poles, fuelwood) | |||
| - other production (fodder, food, gums, resins, tannins, medicine, etc.) | |||
- improvement of the environment (stabilization of shifting sands, erosion control, shelterbelts, wind-breaks, hedges, live fences, road side planting, amenity planting, maintenance and restoration of soil fertility, etc.) | |||
| FOR SEED PROCUREMENT | Practical procedure | ||
| Please supply: | |||
| - accurate address of the receiver | |||
| - number of seedlings needed for planting (research purpose) | |||
| - date of sowing | |||
- information on import permits and for phytosanitary certificates required for research quantities of tree seed | |||
| - information on most reliable shipping method and routing | |||
