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LEUCAENA RESEARCH REPORTS, Volume 5, 1984
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Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net) Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Internet: forestry@winrock.org ************************************************************ FACT NET CANNOT PROVIDE COPIES OF ARTICLES. Price for FACT Net is US$5 per volume plus shipping/handling. ************************************************************ TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS p .1 ARGENTINA Ayerza, R. Introduction of Leucaena leucocephala in the arid chaco […]
LEUCAENA RESEARCH REPORTS, Volume 2, 1981
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Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net) Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Internet: forestry@winrock.org ************************************************************ FACT NET CANNOT PROVIDE COPIES OF ARTICLES. Price for FACT Net is US$5 per volume plus shipping/handling. ************************************************************ TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. FEATURE ARTICLES p.1 COLOMBIA Hutton. E. Mark. Natural crossing and acid tolerance in some leucaena […]
Use of neem as a Biological Pest Control agent
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FACT 98-01, January 1998 A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world The neem tree (Azadirachta indica) has been introduced and established throughout the tropics and sub-tropics for its highly valued hardiness, its almost year-round shade, and its multiple wood and non-wood products. Agroforesters have promoted it for use in windbreaks, fuelwood plantations, […]
Why Nitrogen Fixing Trees?
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NFTA 89-03,September 1989 A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Nitrogen fixing plants are key constituents in many natural ecosystems in the world. They are the major source of all nitrogen that enters the nitrogen cycle in these ecosystems. Many nitrogen fixing plants are woody perennials, or nitrogen fixing trees […]
Ziziphus mauritiana – a valuable tree for arid and semi-arid lands
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FACT 98-03, June 1998 A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world The use of Ziziphus mauritiana in India can be traced back to as early as 1,000 BC. This species which is also known as ber, Indian jujube, Indian plum, or desert apple, is an ever-green, medium-sized, thorny tree, whose greatest quality […]
Sesbania sesban : widely distributed multipurpose NFT
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NFTA 94-06, June 1994 A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Sesbania sesban is a many-branched, soft-wooded tree that grows rapidly and is useful for fodder and green manure. This species has long been used for browse and soil improvement in India and Africa. Recent interest in multipurpose, nitrogen fixing […]
Sesbania grandiflora: NFT for beauty, food, fodder and soil improvement
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June 1994 NFTA 94-05 A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Sesbania grandiflora is a tree that grows rapidly, provides light shade, and is often grown as an ornamental. This soft-wooded tree’s leaves are used as fodder and its flowers as food. Grandiflora is planted in gardens for its intercropping […]
Senna siamea – a widely used legume tree
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FACT 99-04, June 1999 A quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world Senna siamea Lamk. (synonyms: Cassia siamea Lamk., C. florida Vahl.; Senna sumatrana, Roxb.) is a nonnitrogen-fixing leguminous tree in the subfamily Caesalpinoideae of the family Leguminosae. It has been widely planted in many Southeast Asian countries for erosion control, windbreaks, shelterbelts, […]
Robinia pseudoacacia: Temperate Legume Tree with Worldwide Potential
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NFTA 91-03, July 1991 A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Very few nitrogen fixing trees are temperate, and very few of these are legumes. The genus Robinia, with four species native to temperate regions of North America, is noteworthy for an ability to tolerate severe frosts. Robinia pseudoacacia L, […]
Pterocarpus indicus – The Majaestic N-Fixing Tree
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NFTA 92-02, March 1992 A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world Pterocarpus indicus is one of the best known trees in southeast Asia. It is known as narra in the Philippines, sonokembang in Indonesia, angsana or sena in Malaysia and Singapore, and pradoo in Thailand. In the Philippines, it is […]