Leucaena adaptation, quality and farming systems : proceedings of a workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 9-14 February 1998 editors, H.M. Shelton ... [et al]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ACIAR proceedings ; no. 86.Publication details: Canberra Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research [1998]Description: 358 p. col. ill., maps 24 cmISBN:
  • 1863202323
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 633.3 21
Contents:
Overview of workshop outcomes - The Leucaena genus: new opportunities for agriculture (a review of workshop outcomes) -- Taxonomy and agronomy -- Presented papers -- Taxonomy of Leucaena -- Agronomic adaptation to environmental challenges in the genus Leucaena -- Psyllid resistance in Leucaena -- Environmental hazards of Leucaena -- Low temperature and acid soil tolerances in Leucaena -- Developing Leucaena hybrids for commercial use -- Rhizobium specificity in Leucaena -- Poster papers - Wood - Wood density and yield in the genus Leucaena -- Wood anatomy of four strains of Leucaena leucocephala -- Accession evaluation -- Agronomic evaluation of the Leucaena foundation collection:
1. Subtropical Australia -- Agronomic evaluation of the Leucaena foundation collection: 2. Humid tropics in the Philippines -- Agronomic performance of new Leucaena species and hybrids in the Philippines -- Evaluation of sixteen Leucaena provenances for biomass production, drought tolerance and psyllid resistance in Sri Lanka -- Germplasm evaluation of new Leucaenas in Papua New Guinea -- Leucaena germplasm evaluation in north Sumatra -- Development of acid/psyllid tolerant Leucaena hybrids for ruminant production -- Psyllid tolerance and productivity of Leucaena species and hybrids in semi-arid Kenya-- Phytotoxicity of insecticides and wetting agents to the Leucaena genus -- Adaptation of new species of Leucaena in Costa Rica, Central America - preliminary results --
Yield, nutritive value and psyllid resistance of seven accessions of Leucaena in Mexico -- Evaluation of Leucaena germplasm on clay soils in central and southern inland Queensland -- Evaluation of Leucaena species in the dry tropics of N.E.. Australia for yield and psyllid tolerance -- Evaluation of Leucaena germplasm in northern western Australia -- The growth of Leucaena leucocephala in northern Vietnam - Nodulation -- Assessment of growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixation of lesser-known Leucaena species inoculated with different rhizobium strains in greenhouse conditions -- Cold tolerance -- Selection and agronomic characterisation of Leucaena genotypes for cold tolerance -- Frost tolerance of Leucaena spp. in subtropical Australia --
Soil improvement -- Improvement of soil properties under long-term Leucaena leucocephala -- Leucaena leucocephala and calliandra calothyrsus for soil productivity improvement in sub-humid highlands of Kenya - Propagation -- Cloning ability of Leucaena species and hybrids -- Rooting ability of Leucaena leucocephala leafy and lealless stem cuttings in a non-mist propagator -- Seed scarification and establishment of Leucaena leucocephala - a farmer's view -- Competition studies. The effect of cutting intervals and associate grass species on the growth of Leucaena at Packchong -- Interference effects of allelospoly and allelopathy by Leucaena leucocephala - a comparative study -- Forage quality -- Presented papers -- Condensed tannins in the genus Leucaena and their nutritional significance for ruminants --
Palatability of Leucaena to ruminants -- Chemical composition of Leucaena and implications for forage quality -- Animal production from five species of Leucaena -- Poster papers -- Forage quality assessment -- Forage productivity and quality of Leucaena as influenced by tree density and cutting interval in the humid tropics -- Comparison of Leucaena leucocephala with calliandra calothyrsus in Napier (pennisetum purpureum) fodder banks -- Nutritive evaluation of Leucaena leucocephala, L. diversifolia and L. pallida in Awassa, southern Ethiopia -- Anaerobic degradation of hydroxypyridines from Leucaena leucocephala by rumen bacteria -- The effect of Leucaena, Calliandra and Gliricidia tannins on dry matter and protein digestibility in ruminants --
The production potential of Leucaena spp. and Calliandra calothyrsus under acid soil conditions and their intake by goats and rabbits -- Supplementation of beef cattle, goats and sheep -- The effects of supplementing roughage diets with Leucaena leucocephala on intake, digestion and animal performance of goats and cattle in kenya -- Effects of Sesbania grandiflora or Leucaena leucocephala on rumen environment and production of goats fed a basal diet of maize -- The effect of supplementation with Leucaena leucocephala and urea or sucrose on the voluntary feed intake and digestibility of rhodes grass hay by sheep -- The role of tree legumes in fattening cattle in Bali -- Preliminary study of Leucaena leucocephala as feed for livestock -- Supplementation of dairy cows -- Milk production from ruzi mixed with Leucaena, ruzi alone and ruzi supplemented with Lablabpurpureus --
Comparison of Leucaena leucocephala and other tree fodders as supplements for lactating dairy cows -- Supplementation of pigs and chickens -- Use of Leucaena in feeding pigs -- The effect of Leucaena leaf meal on egg quality and growth of broiler chickens -- The effect of supplementing the diet of broiler chickens with Leucaena leaf meal and FeS04 -- Farming systems -- Presented papers -- Leucaena in smallholder farming systems in Asia: challenges for development -- Leucaena in smallholder farming systems in Africa: challenges for development -- Leucaena in Latin American farming systems: challenges for development -- Leucaena in large-scale grazing systems: challenges for development -- Adaptability trials with Leucaena in Vietnam and its potential use in the uplands: a case study --
Leucaena in alley cropping systems: challenges for development -- Poster papers -- Leucaena leucocephala in Papua New Guinea smallholder farms -- Leucaena and other shrubby green manure cover crops in contour hedgerow farming systems on sloping lands in Vietnam -- An overview of Leucaena usage in the southern Philippines: the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) experience -- Promoting the adoption of Leucaena in central Queensland. skills. In part
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Overview of workshop outcomes - The Leucaena genus: new opportunities for agriculture (a review of workshop outcomes) -- Taxonomy and agronomy -- Presented papers -- Taxonomy of Leucaena -- Agronomic adaptation to environmental challenges in the genus Leucaena -- Psyllid resistance in Leucaena -- Environmental hazards of Leucaena -- Low temperature and acid soil tolerances in Leucaena -- Developing Leucaena hybrids for commercial use -- Rhizobium specificity in Leucaena -- Poster papers - Wood - Wood density and yield in the genus Leucaena -- Wood anatomy of four strains of Leucaena leucocephala -- Accession evaluation -- Agronomic evaluation of the Leucaena foundation collection:

1. Subtropical Australia -- Agronomic evaluation of the Leucaena foundation collection: 2. Humid tropics in the Philippines -- Agronomic performance of new Leucaena species and hybrids in the Philippines -- Evaluation of sixteen Leucaena provenances for biomass production, drought tolerance and psyllid resistance in Sri Lanka -- Germplasm evaluation of new Leucaenas in Papua New Guinea -- Leucaena germplasm evaluation in north Sumatra -- Development of acid/psyllid tolerant Leucaena hybrids for ruminant production -- Psyllid tolerance and productivity of Leucaena species and hybrids in semi-arid Kenya-- Phytotoxicity of insecticides and wetting agents to the Leucaena genus -- Adaptation of new species of Leucaena in Costa Rica, Central America - preliminary results --

Yield, nutritive value and psyllid resistance of seven accessions of Leucaena in Mexico -- Evaluation of Leucaena germplasm on clay soils in central and southern inland Queensland -- Evaluation of Leucaena species in the dry tropics of N.E.. Australia for yield and psyllid tolerance -- Evaluation of Leucaena germplasm in northern western Australia -- The growth of Leucaena leucocephala in northern Vietnam - Nodulation -- Assessment of growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixation of lesser-known Leucaena species inoculated with different rhizobium strains in greenhouse conditions -- Cold tolerance -- Selection and agronomic characterisation of Leucaena genotypes for cold tolerance -- Frost tolerance of Leucaena spp. in subtropical Australia --

Soil improvement -- Improvement of soil properties under long-term Leucaena leucocephala -- Leucaena leucocephala and calliandra calothyrsus for soil productivity improvement in sub-humid highlands of Kenya - Propagation -- Cloning ability of Leucaena species and hybrids -- Rooting ability of Leucaena leucocephala leafy and lealless stem cuttings in a non-mist propagator -- Seed scarification and establishment of Leucaena leucocephala - a farmer's view -- Competition studies. The effect of cutting intervals and associate grass species on the growth of Leucaena at Packchong -- Interference effects of allelospoly and allelopathy by Leucaena leucocephala - a comparative study -- Forage quality -- Presented papers -- Condensed tannins in the genus Leucaena and their nutritional significance for ruminants --

Palatability of Leucaena to ruminants -- Chemical composition of Leucaena and implications for forage quality -- Animal production from five species of Leucaena -- Poster papers -- Forage quality assessment -- Forage productivity and quality of Leucaena as influenced by tree density and cutting interval in the humid tropics -- Comparison of Leucaena leucocephala with calliandra calothyrsus in Napier (pennisetum purpureum) fodder banks -- Nutritive evaluation of Leucaena leucocephala, L. diversifolia and L. pallida in Awassa, southern Ethiopia -- Anaerobic degradation of hydroxypyridines from Leucaena leucocephala by rumen bacteria -- The effect of Leucaena, Calliandra and Gliricidia tannins on dry matter and protein digestibility in ruminants --

The production potential of Leucaena spp. and Calliandra calothyrsus under acid soil conditions and their intake by goats and rabbits -- Supplementation of beef cattle, goats and sheep -- The effects of supplementing roughage diets with Leucaena leucocephala on intake, digestion and animal performance of goats and cattle in kenya -- Effects of Sesbania grandiflora or Leucaena leucocephala on rumen environment and production of goats fed a basal diet of maize -- The effect of supplementation with Leucaena leucocephala and urea or sucrose on the voluntary feed intake and digestibility of rhodes grass hay by sheep -- The role of tree legumes in fattening cattle in Bali -- Preliminary study of Leucaena leucocephala as feed for livestock -- Supplementation of dairy cows -- Milk production from ruzi mixed with Leucaena, ruzi alone and ruzi supplemented with Lablabpurpureus --

Comparison of Leucaena leucocephala and other tree fodders as supplements for lactating dairy cows -- Supplementation of pigs and chickens -- Use of Leucaena in feeding pigs -- The effect of Leucaena leaf meal on egg quality and growth of broiler chickens -- The effect of supplementing the diet of broiler chickens with Leucaena leaf meal and FeS04 -- Farming systems -- Presented papers -- Leucaena in smallholder farming systems in Asia: challenges for development -- Leucaena in smallholder farming systems in Africa: challenges for development -- Leucaena in Latin American farming systems: challenges for development -- Leucaena in large-scale grazing systems: challenges for development -- Adaptability trials with Leucaena in Vietnam and its potential use in the uplands: a case study --

Leucaena in alley cropping systems: challenges for development -- Poster papers -- Leucaena leucocephala in Papua New Guinea smallholder farms -- Leucaena and other shrubby green manure cover crops in contour hedgerow farming systems on sloping lands in Vietnam -- An overview of Leucaena usage in the southern Philippines: the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) experience -- Promoting the adoption of Leucaena in central Queensland. skills. In part

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