LEUCAENA RESEARCH REPORTS, Volume 7, 1986
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. LEUCAENA PSYLLIDS: THEIR NATURAL HISTORY,
DISTRIBUTION, PREDATORS, AND RESISTANT LEUCAENAS
Part l-A. Invitational Papers
Brewbaker, J.L. Perspectives on the psyllid problem. p. 1
Beardsley, J. Psyllidae or jumping plant lice: Notes on biology and control. p. 2
Mitchell, W.C. and Douglas F. Waterhouse. Spread of the Leucaena psyllid, Heteropsylla
cubana, in the Pacific. p. 6
Nakahara, Larry M. and George Y. Funasaki. Natural enemies of the Leucaena Psyllid,
Heteropsylla Cubana Crawford (Homoptera: Psyllidae) p. 9
Sorensson, Charles and James L. Brewbaker. Resistance of Leucaena species and hybrids. p. 13
Part 1-B. Other Psyl1id Reports
NFTA Staff. Leucaena psyllids -The problem and proposed solution. p.16
Hsieh, Huann-Ju, Yu-Cheng Chang and Fuh-Jiunn Pan. Entomogenous fungi as a factor in
biological control of leucaena psyllids in Taiwan. p. 18
Lowry, J.B., E.A. Sumpter and R.G. Megarrity. Does the leucaena psyllid metabolize mimosine? p. 19
Thomas, P.O. and W. Liebregts. Depredation of Leucaena leucocephala by psyllids in Western
Samoa. p. 21
Section 2. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
BANGLADESH
Rahman, M.H. and M.L. Dewan. Effects of Leucaena leucocephala seed meal on ducks. p. 24
BRAZIL
Cardoso, Edwardo Penteado. Performance of young bulls grazing leucaena pastures in Brazil. p. 26
Hut ton, E.M. and F.B. de Souza. Degeneration of Cunningham leucaena in an acid oxisol. p. 28
FIJ I
Naidu, R. A glasshouse study of the effect of lime and phosphorus on the growth of Leucaena
leucocephala in an oxisol. p. 31
INDIA
Arora, S.K. and U.N. Joshi. Lignification of leucaena leaves during growth and its relationship
with mimosine content. p. 34
Dayama, O.P. Allelopathic potential of Parthenium h~steroQhorus r.inn. on the growth,
nodulation and nitrogen content of Leucaena leucoceQhala. p. 36
Dutt, A.K. and Urrnila Pathania. I. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on seedling growth and
nodulation in leucaena. II. Effects of different nutrients on the growth of leucaena. p. 38
Gupta, V.K. Hybrid vigour in intervarietal crosses of Leucaena leucocephala. p.42
Gupta, V.K., N. Kewalramani, K.S. Ramachandra and V.S. Upadhyay. Evaluation of leucaena
species and hybrids in relation to growth and chemical composition. p.43
Hegde, N.G, L.L. Relwani and B.N. Lahane. Leucaena leucocephala (K8) as a roadside plant. p. 46
Joshi, H.K., A. Kumar and S.T. Ahmad. Diseases of Leucaena in India. p. 48
Joshi, U.N., S.K. Arora and R.S. Paroda. Profile of mimosine during growth of Leucaena
leucocephala. p. 51
Khan, T.A. and P.S. Pathak. Biomass prediction models in Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de
Wit plantations. p. 53
Kumar, S., A. Singh, V.K. Sareen and S. Singh. Mimosine degrading enzyme from leucaena
leaves. p. 55
Mohammad, G., J.N. Dube, M.S. Johar and B. Sachidanand. Accumulation of biomass in natural
undergrowth under Leucaena leucocephala stands. p. 58
Nalini, P.A., M.S. Byra Reddy and D.J. Bagyaraj. Selection of an efficient VA mycorrhizal fungus
for leucaena -a preliminary report. p. 61
Pahwa, M.R. Symbiotic efficiency of leucaena rhizobium strains on host cultivars. p. 63
Pathak, P.S. Mortality in leucaena due to Ganoderma lucidum. p. 65
Pathak, P.S. and S.K. Gupta. Preliminary evaluation of leucaena populations on saline sodic
wastelands. p. 66
Pawar, C.S. A beetle pest on Leucaena. p. 61
Singh, S.S. and G.S. Paliwal. Growth and germination sensitivity of Leucaena leucocephala to
different continuous and fractionated doses of gamma rays. p. 68
Singh, S.S. and G.S. Paliwal. Influence of ethylhydrogen-l-propylphosphonate (Niagara) on
seed germination and early seedling growth of Leucaena Leucocephala. p. 70
Vioayakumar, K.R., George Mammen, G. Gopinatha Pillal and V.K. Vamadevan. Alley cropping
of leucaena in coconut gardens in western ghats of India: yields of dry matter and organic
nitrogen. p. 72
INDONESIA
Komari. Reduction in phytic acid in leucaena seeds by fermentation. p. 75
Komari and Dewi Sabita Slamet. Effect of alkali on tannin content of leucaena seeds. p. 77
Siregar, Chairil Anwar. Growth responses of Leucaena leucocepha cv. K28 to soil pH and
plant density. p. 79
Siregar, Chairil Anwar, Taulana Sukandi and Nurhadi Djaingsastro. Growth of Swietenia
macrophylla and intercropped Leucaena leucocephala in the residual forest of Melaleuca
leucadendron. p. 82
Tangendjaja, B. and Sarmanu. Effect of leucaena leaf meal and pure mimosine on sexual maturity
of layers. p. 83
JAPAN
Hongo, F. and S. Tawata. Reduction of mimosine in leucaena by silage treatment. p. 85
Tawata, S. and F. Hongo. Effect of various kinds of acids and bases on the mimosine
permeability in a dialysis membrane and absorption in the small intestine of swine. p. 86
MAURITIUS
Osman, Azad M. Hydro-foam leucaena seedlings. p. 88
Osman, Azad M. Leaf:stem ratio in leucaena -A final report. p. 91
MEXICO
Lara-Fernandez, V. and R. Ferrera-Cerrato. Study of the vesicular arbuscular endomycorrhizal
–Leucaena leucocephala symbiosis. p. 94
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Moat, M. and N. Sriskandarajah. Performance of broiler chicks fed heat-and iron-treated
leucaena leaf meal. p. 97
Sriskandarajah, N. and M. Komolong. Mimosine tolerance of sheep and goats fed leucaena in
Papua New Guinea. p. 99
PHILIPPINES
Quintana, Sofio B. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. as a nurse species for immediate
reforestation of watershed areas in the Philippines. p. 102
SUDAN
El Wakeel, A.S. Effects of temperature and total irradiance on growth, biomass, nodulation,
and acetylene reduction by Leucaena leucocephala. p. 103
THE GAMBIA
Russo, Sandra L. Intoduction of Leucaena leucocephala as a forage and alley crop in The Gambia. p. 105
UNITED KINGDOM
Acamovic, Thomas, J.P. Felix D’Mel1o and Fiona M. Renwick. The presence of saponins in
leucaena leaf meal and seeds. p. 106
Anderson, D.M.W. Gum exudation by Leucaena leucocephala. p. 108
Hughes, C.E. A new leucaena from Guatemala. p. 110
UNITED STATES
Brewbaker, J.L. The search for self-incompatible L leucoceghala: Theoretical considerations. p. 114
Conklin, Alfred R. Leucaena growth on basic soils. p. 117
Glumac, Edward Lee. Biomass production, survival and cold tolerance of three species of
leucaena in South Texas. p. 11 9
ZAIRE
Luyindula N. and L. Karabaranga. Preliminary studies on the symbiotic association between
rhizobium and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in Zaire. p. 121
Section 3. REVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS. p. 123
Section 4. SUBJ ECT INDEX. p. 126
Section 5. LEUCAENA SEED DEALERS. p. 128
Section 6. ERRATA FOR LRR6 , 1985. p. 129