Hedgerow intercropping or alley cropping is an agro forestry practice where perennial, preferably leguminous trees or shrubs are grown simultaneously with arable crops. Both crops and trees are continually changing due to environmental conditions and management techniques that affect both the trees ...

This study was conducted to compare the effect of selected arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi genera and their application rates for enhanced Calliandra growth in Uganda. The performance of Calliandra under different types and rates of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi inoculation was assessed in the greenhouse ...

The forage yield and chemical composition of Cratylia argentea, Calliandra calothyrsus and L. leucocephala (cv. Cunningham) were evaluated in Lajas Valley, Puerto Rico. Cratylia argentea registered lower values of plant height and dry matter yield at 134 days after transplanting or DAT (0.46 m and...

The role of botanic garden in spread of invasive alien plant species has concerned of international worldwide. The aim of this research was to study the extent to which non-native plant species from Cibodas Botanical Garden (CBG) invades into natural rainforest of Mt. Gede Pangrango National Park...

Framework species are indigenous tree species planted in a mixed stand to accelerate natural regeneration of forest and encourage biodiversity regeneration. In this study, the framework species method was used to make multipurpose tree gardens to provide traditional healers with woody species used...

Smallholder dairy farmers in Natural Region II, especially in Chikwaka Communal Area, adopted Acacia angustissima, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala in the 1995/96 season as alternatives for supplementing expensive commercial dairy feeds. Although several on-station trials have been...

The study of the effect of Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala supplementary feeding multipurpose leguminous tree (MPLT) on goat production in Cameroon was conducted at Dschang University research farm on 24 West African dwarf goats of 2-3 years of age, each in the dry season (November ...

The use of participatory research methods in evaluating tree legumes has received little attention among researchers because of the widely-held assumption that data generated in this way are qualitative and not amenable to statistical testing. Using a participatory tool called a bao game, 112...

Farmers identified low fertility as a major problem affecting crop yield in Mbam Division, a forest-savannah transitional zone of Centre Cameroon. An experiment was therefore carried out in farmers' fields in Kiki village for four consecutive years in order to investigate the effect of Calliandra...

In a study conducted in Nigeria, 11 acid soil-tolerant multipurpose trees and shrubs (MPTS) were assessed for preference and palatability with mature West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep using the cafeteria method. Approximately 500 g each of the MPTS were weighed in triplicates into plastic feeding...