Reports the work in progress at ILCA on appropriate methods of collecting Digitaria species and multiplying these former species and Leucaena leucocephala, Erythrina brucei and Sesbania sesban in vitro. Discusses their potential use in forage genetic resources. Discusses inoculation of stem cutti...
Ruredzo, T.J.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Practical applications of in-vitro techniques to forage germplasm]
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Practical applications of in-vitro techniques to forage germplasm
Six-week-old wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum) grown in pots with an alfisol soil with vertic properties and mulched at a rate equivalent to 10 t ha-1 with leaf prunings of Grevillea robusta, Erythrina abyssinica. Gliricidia sepium, Albizia schimperiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia polyacantha, Leu...
Anthofer, J.
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Hanson, Jean
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Plant nutrient supply from nine agroforestry tree species to wheat (Triticum aestivum) analysed by vector diagnosis]
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Plant nutrient supply from nine agroforestry tree species to wheat (Triticum aestivum) analysed by vector diagnosis
The genus Leucaena is one of the most important sources of multipurpose trees and shrubs for use in farming systems in the African tropics and subtropics. In previous studies, Kashsay and Tothill (1995) identified the superior performance of Leucaena pallida and L. diversifolia as highly producti...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Tothill, J.C.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Biomass production and psyllid resistance of Leucaena species grown as hedgerows on an upland Alfisol at Debre Zeit in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Biomass production and psyllid resistance of Leucaena species grown as hedgerows on an upland Alfisol at Debre Zeit in the Ethiopian highlands
The East African highlands face servere erosion problems, declining soil fertility and acute shortages of fodder and fuelwood. These problems are worsened by the region's rapid population growth, but may be reduced if leguminous trees are integrated into the farming systems. Adapted leucaena spec...