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Materials and Guidelines for Research Methodology for the Explora-
tion and Assessment of Multipurpose Trees" [3];
(vii) Development of curricula for and organization of training courses for
research in germplasm development at the international, regional and
national levels;
(viii) establishment of multipurpose tree germplasm development centres
charged with the responsibility of networked research through all
stages of germplasm development, the distribution of germplasm,
education and training and standardization of plant quarantine re-
gulations.
In 1984 the proceedings of the Germplasm Workshop were published in
book form [2]. Unique in kind and scope, as for the first time it took stock
of all multipurpose tree germplasm-related problems and possible solutions,
it was met with considerable interest by the international community of
scientists as indicated by the large number of copies being requested and
distributed. For ICRAF, and hopefully also for the other relevant organiza-
tions, it formed, at least in part, the basis and provided guidelines for a series
of activities and projects such as the ones described below.
2.2. The Multipurpose Tree and Shrub Seed Directory
As a direct spin-off of the Germplasm Workshop described above, and in
recognition of the need to establish a communication link between suppliers
and requestors of multipurpose tree germplasm, the first edition of a "Mul-
tipurpose Tree and Shrub Seed Directory" [8] was published in 1986. This
extends beyond the provision of lists of species and addresses of seed
suppliers. Intended for practising research and development workers in the
field, it contains information related to germplasm under the following five
chapters:
Chapter 1
A list of about 670 species for which seed suppliers could be identified. It
further contains information on seed prices, number of seeds per kilogram,
usual germination rates and pre-treatment of seeds.
Chapter 2
Names and addresses of 96 seed suppliers from around the world and
information on seed purchase and delivery procedures.
Chapter 3
An aid tn species pre-selection through site matching. It describes 115
species by those parameters relevant to their use in agroforestry systems.