A proposal for consideration: establish a northern Australia cooperative tree improvement program (NACTIP), initially with African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)Export / Share Share this record       Export this recordPlumX View Altmetrics View AltmetricsNikles, D.G. (2004) A proposal for consideration: establish a northern Australia cooperative tree improvement program (NACTIP), initially with African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis). In: Prospects for high-value hardwood timber plantations in the 'dry' tropics of Northern Australia: Proceedings of a Workshop held in Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia, 19-21 October, 2004. Private Forestry North Queensland Association, 28 pages. Full text not currently attached. Access may be available via the Publisher's website or OpenAccess link. Article Link: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.555... AbstractThe prospects for Khaya senegalensis to underpin a plantation industry in northern Australia is provided. The development and dispersal of new varieties of crop plants is described. The status of domestication of K. senegalensis in northern Australia is reviewed. Examples of existing tree improvement cooperatives are presented. A case for the establishment of a northern Australia cooperative tree improvement programme (NACTIP) is outlined, and the means by which a NACTIP may be initiated are suggested.
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