International Workshop on the Genus Calliandra – Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports – Special Issue, 1996
Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net)
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Table of Contents
Botany and Taxonomy of Calliandra
Calliandra taxonomy and distribution, with particular
reference to the series Racemosae
Duncan Macqueen 1
Historical introduction of Calliandra in Indonesia
Soedarsono Riswan 18
Calliandra Biology and Seed Production
Calliandra seed production—a problem or not ?
J. R. Chamberlain and R. J. Rajaselvam 29
Calliandra calothyrsus pollinator behavior and seed
production
J. R. Chamberlain and R. J. Rajaselvam 34
Reproductive biology of Calliandra calothyrsus in
relation to its seed production in Sri Lanka
R. J. Rajaselvam, H. P. M. Gunasena, and J. R.
Chamberlain 41
Some aspects of floral biology and seed production
in exotic Calliandra calothyrsus at Maseno, Kenya
D. J. Boland and B. Owour 49
Study of the Calliandra calothyrsus–Rhizobium
nitrogen fixing symbiosis
D. Lesueur, J. Tassin, M. P. Enilorac, J.M.
Sarrailh, and R. Peltier 62
Nodulation and nitrogen fixation by Calliandra
calothyrsus
N. D. Purwantari, P. J. Dart, and R. A. Date 77
Nitrogen fixation by Calliandra calothyrsus in the field
N. D. Purwantari, M. B. Peoples, P. J. Dart, and
R. A. Date 83
Importance of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for
establishing Calliandra calothyrsus
T. M. Ibrahim, B. Palmer, and A. V. Spain 89
Evaluation and Use of Calliandra Species
The international calliandra network coordinated by the
Oxford Forestry Institute
Alan Pottinger 97
Culture and uses of Calliandra calothrysus in Indonesia
Junus Kartasubrata 101
Traditional uses and potential of the genus
Calliandra in
Mexico and Central America
Rodrigo Arias A. and Duncan J. Macqueen 108
Calliandra, a panacea for New Caledonia ?
J. M. Sarrailh, C. Corniaux, L. Desvals, and S.
Lebel 115
Adaptability trials with Calliandra calothyrsus in
Vietnam
Hoang Xyan Ty 120
Trial of Calliandra calothyrsus provenances from tropical
Latin America in Bandung, Indonesia
E. Hernawan, Y. Hidayat, and Junus Kartasubrata 127
Calliandra for community development in Sulawesi
A. Mapatoba Sila 134
Management and utilization of Calliandra calothrysus in
coconut plantations
M. de S. Liyanage and H. A. Abeysoma 137
Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows in a land conservation
project in Indonesia
Adji Setijoprodjo 144
Provenance evaluation of Calliandra calothyrsus in the humid
lowlands of Cameroon
B. Duguma and M. Mollet 147
Improving soil physical properties with calliandra hedgerows
in Reunion Island
J. Tassin, S. Perret, R. Michellon, R. Cattet, and D.
Lesueur 164
Recommendations for establishing and managing Calliandra
calothyrsus as a fodder resource in Jamaica
James M. Roshetko, D. O. Lantagne, M. A. Gold, B. Morikawa,
and S. Krecik 168
Calliandra for Animal Production
Calliandra calothyrsus forage for the tropics—a current
assessment
Brian Palmer and T. M. Ibrahim 183
Experience with Calliandra calothyrsus as a feed for
livestock in Africa
R. T. Paterson, R. L. Roothaert, O. Z. Nyatta, E.
Akeyeampong, and L. Hove 195
Utilization and nutritive value of Calliandra calothrysus
for forage: a review of research at the University of Queensland
H. M. Shelton, B. W. Norton, B. F. Mullen, R. C. Gutteridge,
and P. J. Dart 210
Condensed tannins in Calliandra calothyrsus and their
effects on feeding value
Roger Merkel, K. R. Pond, J. C. Burns, and
D. S. Fisher 222
The potential of Calliandra calothyrsus as a fodder tree on
acidic Nitosols of the southern, western, and
southwestern highlands of Ethiopia
Kashay Berhe and M. A. Mohamed-Saleem 234
Use of Calliandra calothyrsus leaf meal as a substitute for
coconut oil meal for ruminants
A. N. F. Perera and E. R. K. Perera 245
Nutritive value and degradation characteristics of
Callindra calothyrsus provenances
A. N. F. Perera, E. R. K. Perera, and
H. P. M. Gunasena 251
Working Group Reports
Botany and ecology 261
Seed collection and production 261
Establishment 262
Agroforestry systems 262
Fodder production systems 263
Conference participants 265