Professor Fergus Sinclair
Emeritus Professor

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A global assessment using PCR techniques of mycorrhizal fungal populations colonising Tithonia diversifolia
Sharrock, R. A., Sinclair, F., Gliddon, C. J., Rao, I. M., Barrios, E., Mustonen, P. J., Smithson, P., Jones, D. & Godbold, D., 1 Apr 2004, In: Mycorrhiza. 14, 2, p. 103-109Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accurate crop yield predictions from modelling tree-crop interactions in gliricidia-maize agroforestry
Smethurst, P. J., Huth, N. I., Masikati, P., Sileshi, G. W., Akinnifesi, F. K., Wilson, J. & Sinclair, F., Jul 2017, In: Agricultural Systems. 155, p. 70-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adoption of Agroforestry in Northwest Viet Nam: What Roles Do Social and Cultural Norms Play?
Nguyen, M. P., Pagella, T., Catacutan, D. C., Nguyen, T. Q. & Sinclair, F., Apr 2021, In: Forests. 12, 4, 493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agroforestry.
Sinclair, F. L., Burley, J. (Editor), Evans, J. (Editor) & Youngquist, J. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Encyclopedia of forest sciences. 2004 ed. Elsevier, p. 27-32Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Application of knowledge based systems approach in participatory technology development: a case of developing soil and water management interventions for reducing nutrient losses in the middle hills of Nepal
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 May 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Bridging gaps between farmers' and scientists' soil classification: Revisiting the methodology used in documentation and analysis of farmers' knowledge.
Shrestha, P. K., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Can co-management of government forest reserves achieve devolution? Evidence from Malawi
Chinangwa, L., Sinclair, F., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., Jan 2016, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 25, 1, p. 41-58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can tree shelterbelts on agricultural land reduce flood risk?
Carroll, Z. L., Bird, S. B., Emmett, B. A., Reynolds, B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Sept 2004, In: Soil Use and Management. 20, 3, p. 357-359Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of multistrata silvopastoral systems on seasonally dry pastures in the Caribbean Region of Colombia.
Cajas-Giron, Y. S. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 215-225Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change adaptation in and through agroforestry: four decades of research initiated by Peter Huxley
van Noordwijk, M., Coe, R., Sinclair, F. L., Luedeling, E., Bayala, J., Muthuri, C. W., Cooper, P., Kindt, R., Duguma, L., Lamanna, C. & Minang, P. A., 9 Jun 2021, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 26, 5, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Combining Local Knowledge in Developing Soil and Water Management Interventions to Minimise Soil and Nutrient Losses in the Middle Hills of Nepal: Using a Participatory Technology Development Approach.
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Combining tree diversity and cattle productivity on seasonally dry pastures in Columbia
Cajas-Giron, Y. S., Jones, M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2002, p. 53-54.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Conservation value of dispersed tree cover threatened by pasture management.
Harvey, C. A., Villanueva, C., Esquivel, H., Gomez, R., Ibrahim, M., Lopez, M., Martinez, J., Munoz, D., Restrepo, C., Saenz, J. C., Villacis, J. & Sinclair, F. L., 15 May 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 261, 10, p. 1664-1674Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consistency in bird use of tree cover across tropical agricultural landscapes Read More: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/13-0585.1
Mendoza, S. V., Harvey, C. A., Saens, J. C., Casanoves, F., Carvajal, J. P., Villalobos, J. G., Hernandez, B., Medina, A., Montero, J., Merlo, D. S. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2014, In: Ecological Applications. 24, 1, p. 158-168Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes.
Harvey, C. A., Villanueva, C., Villacis, J., Chacon, M., Munoz, D., Lopez, M., Ibrahim, M., Gomez, R., Taylor, R., Martinez, J., Navas, A., Saena, J., Sanchez, D., Medina, A., Vilchez, S., Hernandez, B., Perez, A., Ruiz, F., Lopez, F., Lang, I. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Dec 2005, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 111, 1-4, p. 200-230Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data on how tree planting and management practices influence tree seedling survival in Kenya and Ethiopia
Magaju, C., Winowiecki, L. A., Bartolini, P., Jeitani, A., Ochenje, I., Frija, A., Ouerghemmi, H., Vågen, T.-G., Makui, P., Bonaiuti, E., Hagazi, N., Tofu, A., Sitotaw, A., Crossland, M., Kiura, E., Hadgu, K., Muriuki, J., Carsan, S., Sola, P. & Sinclair, F., 1 Jun 2021, In: Data in Brief. 36, 107073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing rubber-based cropping systems that improve not only latex yield but also the livelihoods of the rural poor: case studies in Sri Lanka.
Stirling, C. M., Rodrigo, V. H., Marzano, M., Thenakoon, S., Sillitoe, P., Senevirathna, A. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2000, 2000 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Developing the Potential of Undomesticated, Indigenous Forest Species as Cacao Companion Trees in Ghana.
Anglaaere, L. C., McDonald, M. A., Sinclair, F. L. & Cobbina, J., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Development and use of a typology of mapping tools to assess their fitness for supporting management of ecosystem service provision
Pagella, T. F. & Sinclair, F. L., Mar 2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 3, p. 383-399Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests
Poorter, L., van der Sande, M. T., Thompson, J., Arets, E. J., Alarcón, A., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., Ascarrunz, N., Balvanera, P., Barajas-Guzmán, G., Boit, A., Bongers, F., Carvalho, F. A., Casanoves, F., Cornejo-Tenorio, G., Costa, F. R., de Castilho, C. V., Duivenvoorden, J. F., Dutrieux, L. P., Enquist, B. J., Fernández-Méndez, F., Finegan, B., Gormley, L., Healey, J. R., Hoosbeek, M. R., Ibarra-Manríquez, G., Junqueira, A. B., Levis, C., Licona, J. C., Lisboa, L. S., Magnusson, W. E., Martínez-Ramos, M., Martínez-Yrizar, A., Martorano, L. G., Maskell, L. C., Mazzei, L., Meave, J. A., Mora, F., Muñoz, R., Nytch, C., Pansonato, M. P., Parr, T. W., Paz, H., Pérez-García, E. A., Rentería, L. Y., Rodríguez-Velazquez, J., Rozendaal, D. M., Ruschel, A. R., Sakschewski, B., Salgado-Negret, B., Schietti, J., Simões, M., Sinclair, F. L., Souza, P. F., Souza, F. C., Stropp, J., ter Steege, H., Swenson, N. G., Thonicke, K., Toledo, M., Uriarte, M., van der Hout, P., Walker, P., Zamora, N. & and Peña-Claros, M., 8 Sept 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 11, p. 1314-1328Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of soil properties on tree distribution across an agricultural landscape on a tropical mountain, Tanzania
Mathew, M. M., Majule, A. E., Sinclair, F. & Marchant, R., 27 Apr 2016, In: Open Journal of Ecology. 6, 05, p. 264 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of light environment on maize in hillside agroforestry systems of Nepal
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M., Wagstaff, P. & Sinclair, F. L., Mar 2013, In: Food Security. 4, 1, p. 103-114Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing maize productivity in agroforestry systems through managing competition: lessons from smallholders' farms, Rift valley, Kenya
Nyaga, J., Muthuri, C. W., Barrios, E., Oborn, I. & Sinclair, F. L., Apr 2019, In: Agroforestry Systems. 93, 2, p. 715-730Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental assessment of small-scale vegetable farming systems in peri-urban areas of the Yangtze River delta region, China.
Huang, B., Shi, X., Yu, D., Oborn, I., Blomback, K., Pagella, T. F., Wang, H., Sun, W. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Mar 2006, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 112, 4, p. 391-402Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating feed intake of browse species in biodiverse silvopastoral systems.
Cajas-Giron, Y. S., Mayes, R. W. & Sinclair, F. L., 2 Apr 2001, p. 280-284.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya
Nyaga, J., Barrios, E., Muthuri, C. W., Oborn, I., Matiru, V. & Sinclair, F. L., 17 Jul 2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 212, p. 106-118Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmers in Cote d'Ivoire value integrating tree diversity in cocoa for the provision of ecosystem services
Smith Dunmont, E., Gnahousa, G. M., Ohouo, L., Sinclair, F. L. & Vaast, P., 20 Mar 2014, In: Agroforestry Systems. 88, 6, p. 1047-1066Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmers' knowledge of soil quality indicators along a land degradation gradient in Rwanda
Pagella, T., Kuria, A., Sinclair, F., Barrios, E., Muthuri, C. W. & Mukuralinda, A., 1 Mar 2019, In: Geoderma Regional. 16, 14 p., e00199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field-scale modeling of tree-crop interactions: Challenges and development needs
Luedeling, E., Smethurst, P. J., Baudron, F., Bayala, J., Huth, N. I., van Noordwijk, K., Ong, C. K., Mulia, R., Luisiana, B., Muthuri, C. & Sinclair, F. L., 26 Nov 2015, In: Agricultural Systems. 142, p. 51-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa
Rodenburg, J., Mollee, E., Coe, R. & Sinclair, F., 15 May 2022, In: Field Crops Research. 281Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Illusions of empowerment? Questioning policy and practice of community forestry in Kenya
Chomba, S. W., Nathan, I., Minang, P. A. & Sinclair, F., 1 Sept 2015, In: Ecology and Society. 20, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of hill farmers' agronomic practices in Nepal for crop improvement in maize
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2004, In: Experimental Agriculture. 40, 4, p. 397-417Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of local knowledge of the ecology of a wild super sweetener for its domestication and commercialisation in West and Central Africa.
Waliszewski, W. S., Oppong, S., Hall, J. B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jun 2005, In: Economic Botany. 59, 3, p. 231-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of variation in local perception of degradation and restoration processes for implementing land degradation neutrality
Crossland, M., Winowiecki, L., Pagella, T., Hadgu, K. & Sinclair, F., Dec 2018, In: Environmental Development. 28, p. 42-54 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactions between components of multi-strata rubber agroforests: what can be learnt from on-farm trials?
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. & Sinclair, F., 1999, Proceedings of the IUFRO International Symposium on Multi-strata Agroforestry Systems with Perennial Crops . Jiménez, F. & Beer, J. (eds.). Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE, p. 229-233Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Investigating the biological basis of tree fodder evaluation by farmers.
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J. & Sinclair, F. L., 2 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Investigating the biological interpretation of adilopan (appetite satisfaction), a term used by Nepalese hill farmers to evaluate fodder quality
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J., Omed, H. M. & Sinclair, F. L., 5 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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LOADING THE DICE IN FAVOUR OF THE FARMER: REDUCING THE RISK OF ADOPTING AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS
Coe, R., Njoloma, J. & Sinclair, F., Jun 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, S1, p. 67-83Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local Knowledge about Ecosystem Services Provided by Trees in Coffee Agroforestry Practices in Northwest Vietnam
Nguyen, M. P., Vaast, P., Pagella, T. & Sinclair, F., 2 Dec 2020, In: Land. 9, 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local knowledge of impacts of tree cover on ecosystem services in smallholder coffee production systems
Sinclair, F. L., Cerdán, C. R., Rebolledo, M. C., Soto, G. & Rapidel, B. S., 1 Jul 2012, In: Agricultural Systems. 110, p. 119-130Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local knowledge of tree attributes underpins species selection of coffee farms
Lamond, G., Sandbrook, L., Gassner, A. & Sinclair, F., 31 May 2016, In: Experimental Agriculture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Locally derived knowledge of soil fertility and its emerging role in integrated natural resource management
Joshi, L., Shrestha, P. K., Moss, C., Sinclair, F. L., Van Noordwijk, M. (Editor), Cadisch, G. (Editor) & Ong, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Below-ground interactions in tropical agroecosystems: concepts and models with multiple plant components. 2004 ed. CAB International, p. 17-39Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Maintaining the conservation value of shifting cultivation landscapes requires spatially explicit interventions.
Robiglio, V. & Sinclair, F. L., 19 Feb 2011, In: Environmental Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling interactions amongst people and forest resources at the landscape scale.
Vanclay, J. K., Sinclair, F. L. & Prabhu, R., 1 May 2003, In: Small-Scale Forestry. 2, 2, p. 117-120Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate
Ospina, S., Rusch, G. M., Pezo, D., Casanoves, F. & Sinclair, F. L., 9 May 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 5, p. e.35555Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphological and AFLP diversity in Thaumatococcus daniellii, the source of the protein sweetener thaumatin
Waliszewski, W. S., Sinclair, F. L. & Steele, K. A., Jan 2012, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 59, 1, p. 151-161Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mycorrhizas improve the absorption of non-available phosphorus by the green manure Tithonia diversifolia in poor soils
Scrase, F. M., Sinclair, F. L., Farrar, J. F., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., Mar 2019, In: Rhizosphere. 9, p. 27-33 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mycorrhizas.
Godbold, D. L., Sharrock, R. A., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 271-287Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Of mice and men: Why the unintended consequences of carbon markets matter
Chomba, S., Kariuki, J., Lund, J. F. & Sinclair, F., Feb 2017, In: Land Use Policy. 61, p. 99-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On-farm evaluation of the establishment of clonal rubber in multistrata agroforests in Jambi, Indonesia.
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. R., Sinclair, F. L. & Wibawa, G., 10 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 227-237Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review