Professor Fergus Sinclair
Emeritus Professor

- 2011
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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
- 2009
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Soil organic nitrogen mineralization across a global latitudinal gradient.
Jones, D. L., Kielland, K., Sinclair, F. L., Dahlgren, R. A., Newsham, K. K., Farrar, J. F. & Murphy, D. V., 24 Mar 2009, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 23, p. GB1016Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. I. Improving options through participatory varietal selection (PVS).
Tiwari, T. P., Virk, D. S. & Sinclair, F., 15 Mar 2009, In: Field Crops Research. 111, 1-2, p. 137-143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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Status of non-cocoa tree species in cocoa multistrata systems of southern Cameroon.
Nomo, B., Madong, B. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2008, In: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences. 2, 2, p. 207-215Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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The economic potential and farmer perceptions of herbaceous legume fallows in Ghana.
Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Jatango, A., Cobbina, J. & Sinclair, F., 1 Jul 2007, In: Experimental Agriculture. 43, 3, p. 269-287Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of local knowledge in determining shade composition of multistrata coffee systems in Chiapas, Mexico.
Soto-Pinto, L., Villalvazo-Lopez, V., Jimenez-Ferrer, G., Ramirez-Marcial, N., Montoya, G. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Feb 2007, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 16, 2, p. 419-436Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Surface water quality of factory-based and vegetable-based peri-urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta region, China.
Zhang, Q., Shi, X., Huang, B., Yu, D., Oborn, I., Blomback, K., Wang, H., Pagella, T. F. & Sinclair, F. L., 16 Jan 2007, In: Catena. 69, 1, p. 57-64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
- 2006
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Patterns of animal diversity in different forms of tree cover in agricultural landscapes.
Harvey, C. A., Medina, A., Sanchez, D. M., Vilchez, S., Hernandez, B., Saenz, J. C., Maes, J. M., Casanoves, F. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2006, In: Ecological Applications. 16, 5, p. 1986-1999Research 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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Realizing community futures: a practical guide to harnessing natural resources
Vanclay, J., Prabhu, R. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2006, Earthscan.Research output: Book/Report › Book
- 2005
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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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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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The history and future of agroforestry research and development: policy impacts and needs.
Beer, J., Ibrahim, M., Sinclair, F. L., Mery, G. (Editor), Alfaro, R. (Editor), Kanninen, M. (Editor) & Lobovikov, M. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Forests in the global balance: changing paradigms. 2005 ed. IUFRO, p. 151-160Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2004
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
- 2003
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Population status and gender imbalance of the marula tree, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra in northern Namibia.
Nghitoolwa, E., Hall, J. B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Nov 2003, In: Agroforestry Systems. 59, 3, p. 289-294Research 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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Sclerocarya birrea: A monograph
Hall, J. B. (Editor), O'Brien, E. M. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 30 Apr 2003, 2002 ed. School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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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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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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Rhizosphere methods in agroforestry research.
Jones, D. L., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 289-301Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Soil erosion.
McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 325-343Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Trees, crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods
Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. CAB International.Research output: Book/Report › Book
- 2002
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Tree and livestock productivity in relation to tree planting configuration in a silvopastoral system in North Wales, UK.
Teklehaimanot, Z., Jones, M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2002, In: Agroforestry Systems. 56, 1, p. 47-55Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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The agricultural environment of maize/millet with tree systems in the eastern middle hills of Nepal
Tiwari, T. P., Brook, R. M., Wagstaff, P., Sinclair, F. L., Rajhandari, N. P. (Editor), Ransom, J. K. (Editor), Adhikari, K. (Editor) & Palmer, A. F. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, p. 117-124.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Using local knowledge as a basis for planning ruminant diets in the mid hills of Nepal.
Subba, D. B., Thorne, P. J. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2002, p. 238-239.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2001
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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
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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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Productivity and profitability of multistrata organic versus conventional coffee farms in Costa Rica.
Lyngbaek, A. E., Muschler, R. G. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 205-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Process-based research in sustainable agricultural development: integrating social,economic and ecological perspectives.
Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jul 2001, In: Agricultural Systems. 69, 1-2, p. 1-3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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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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Taking local knowledge about trees seriously.
Sinclair, F. L., Joshi, L. & Lawrence, A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Forestry: forest users and research: new ways of learning. 2001 ed. ETFRN, p. 45-61Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2000
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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
- 1999
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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