Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Calliandra calothyrsus

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): calliandra
Crop Use(s): forage legume
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 29

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Getachew, G., H. P. S. Makkar, et al. (2000). Tannins in tropical browses: Effects on in vitro microbial fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in media containing different amounts of nitrogen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. [print] August 48(8): 3581-3588. {a} Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (480), D-70593, Stuttgart, Germany

Jones, R. J., J. H. F. Meyer, et al. (2000). An approach to screening potential pasture species for condensed tannin activity. Animal Feed Science and Technology. [print] 85(3-4): 269-277. {a} Davies Laboratory, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Aitkenvale, QLD, 4814, Australia

Jones, R. J. and B. Palmer (2000). In vitro digestion studies using 14C-labelled polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000: Comparison of six tanniniferous shrub legumes and the grass Panicum maximum. Animal Feed Science and Technology. [print] 85(3-4): 215-221. {a} Davies Laboratory, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Aitkenvale, QLD, 4814, Australia

Mugendi, D. N., P. K. R. Nair, et al. (2000). Nitrogen recovery by alley-cropped maize and trees from 15N-labeled tree biomass in the subhumid highlands of Kenya. Biology and Fertility of Soils. [print] May 31(2): 97-101. {a} University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

Norton, B. W. and M. H. Waterfall (2000). The nutritive value of Tipuana tipu and Calliandra calothyrsus as supplements to low-quality straw for goats. Small Ruminant Research. [print] October 38(2): 175-182. {a} School of Land and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia

Palmer, B. and R. J. Jones (2000). The effect of PEG addition in vitro on dry matter and nitrogen digestibility of Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala leaf. Animal Feed Science and Technology. [print] 85(3-4): 259-268. {a} Davies Laboratory, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Aitkenvale, QLD, 4814, Australia

Paterson, R. T., R. L. Roothaert, et al. (2000). The feeding of leaf meal of Calliandra calothyrsus to laying hens. Tropical Animal Health and Production. Feb. 32(1): 51-61. {a} Chatham Maritime, Natural Resources Institute (NRI), Central Avenue, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK

Rosemeyer, M., N. Viaene, et al. (2000). The effect of slash/mulch and alleycropping bean production systems on soil microbiota in the tropics. Applied Soil Ecology. [print] August 15(1): 49-59. {a} Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

Stewart, J. L., F. Mould, et al. (2000). The effect of drying treatment on the fodder quality and tannin content of two provenances of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. [print] August 80(10): 1461-1468. {a} Oxford Forestry Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK

Teguia, A. (2000). A note on the effect of feeding local forages to commercial layers on egg production and yolk colour. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. [print] 9(2): 391-396. {a} Department of Animal Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

Wong, M. T. F., P. Gibbs, et al. (2000). Measurement of the acid neutralizing capacity of agroforestry tree prunings added to tropical soils. Journal of Agricultural Science. [print] May 134(3): 269-276. {a} CSIRO Land and Water, Wembley, WA, 6014, USA

Akyeampong, E. (1999). Suitability of six hedgerow species for alley cropping on an acid infertile soil in Burundi. Tropical Agriculture. April 76(2): 82-87. {a} Regional Office for West and Central Africa, International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), Douala, Cameroun, South Africa

Ebong, C., S. G. Byenkya, et al. (1999). Effects of substituting calliandra leaf meal for soybean meal on intake, digestibility, growth and feed efficiency in goats. Journal of Applied Animal Research. Dec. 16(2): 211-216. {a} Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute (NAARI), Kampala, Uganda

Kanmegne, J., B. Duguma, et al. (1999). Soil fertility enhancement by planted tree-fallow species in the humid lowlands of Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems 46(3): 239-249. {a} Institute of Agronomic Research (IRA), and IRA/ICRAF Project, Yaounde, Cameroon

Kwabiah, A. B., R. P. Voroney, et al. (1999). Inorganic fertilizer enrichment of soil: Effect on decomposition of plant litter under subhumid tropical conditions. Biology and Fertility of Soils. Dec. 30(3): 224-231. {a} Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada

Maasdorp, B. V., V. Muchenje, et al. (1999). Palatability and effect on dairy cow milk yield of dried fodder from the forage trees Acacia boliviana, Calliandra calothyrus and Leucaena leucocephala. Animal Feed Science and Technology 77(1-2): 49-59. {a} Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

McSweeney, C. S., B. Palmer, et al. (1999). In vitro quality assessment of tannin-containing tropical shrub legumes: Protein and fibre digestion. Animal Feed Science and Technology. Dec. 82(3-4): 227-241. {a} Long Pocket Laboratories, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Indooroopilly, QLD, 4068, Australia

McSweeney, C. S., B. Palmer, et al. (1999). Isolation and characterization of proteolytic ruminal bacteria from sheep and goats fed the tannin-containing shrub legume Calliandra calothyrsus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. July 65(7): 3075-3083. {a} CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Indooroopilly, QLD, 4068, Australia

Merkel, R. C., K. R. Pond, et al. (1999). Intake, digestibility and nitrogen utilization of three tropical tree legumes: II. As protein supplements. Animal Feed Science and Technology. Nov. 82(1-2): 107-120. {a} E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research, Langston University, Langston, OK, USA

Merkel, R. C., K. R. Pond, et al. (1999). Intake, digestibility and nitrogen utilization of three tropical tree legumes: I. As sole feeds compared to Asystasia intrusa and Brachiaria brizantha. Animal Feed Science and Technology. Nov. 82(1-2): 91-106. {a} E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research, Langston University, Langston, OK, USA

Mugendi, D. N., P. K. R. Nair, et al. (1999). Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya: Part 2. Biomass decomposition, N mineralization, and N uptake by maize. Agroforestry Systems 46(1): 51-64. {a} Faculty of Environmental Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Mugendi, D. N., P. K. R. Nair, et al. (1999). Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya: Part 1. Soil-fertility changes and maize yield. Agroforestry Systems 46(1): 39-50. {a} Faculty of Environmental Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Ndufa, J. K., K. D. Shepherd, et al. (1999). Nutrient uptake and growth of young trees in a P-deficient soil: Tree species and phosphorus effects. Forest Ecology and Management. Sept. 122(3): 231-241. {a} International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya

Nherera, F. V., L. R. Ndlovu, et al. (1999). Relationships between in vitro gas production characteristics, chemical composition and in vivo quality measures in goats fed tree fodder supplements. Small Ruminant Research 31(2): 117-126. {a} Dep. Anim. Sci., Univ. Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Odenyo, A. A., C. S. McSweeney, et al. (1999). In vitro screening of rumen fluid samples from indigenous African ruminants provides evidence for rumen fluid with superior capacities to digest tannin-rich fodders. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 50(7): 1147-1157. {a} International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Paterson, R. T., E. Kiruiro, et al. (1999). Calliandra calothyrsus as a supplement for milk production in the Kenya Highlands. Tropical Animal Health and Production. April 31(2): 115-126. {a} Natural Resources Institute, UK, attached to ICRAF, Embu, Kenya

Premaratne, S. and H. G. D. Perera (1999). Evaluation of provenance variation in condensed tannin content of fresh leaves of Calliandra calothyrsus. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. Sept. 12(6): 891-894. {a} Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Roothaert, R. L. (1999). Feed intake and selection of tree fodder by dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology. May 79(1-2): 1-13. {a} International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya

Teguia, A., E. R. Orskov, et al. (1999). A note on ruminal in situ degradability and in vitro gas production of some West African grass species and multipurpose legume tree leaves. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 8(3): 415-424. {a} Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

Balogun, R. O., R. J. Jones, et al. (1998). Digestibility of some tropical browse species varying in tannin content. Animal Feed Science and Technology 76(1-2): 77-88. {a} CSIRO Tropical Agric., Davies Lab., PMB PO, Aitkenvale, QLD 4814, Australia

Buresh, R. J. and G. Tian (1998). Soil improvement by trees in sub-Saharan Africa. Agroforestry Systems 38(1-3): 51-76. {a} International Centre Research Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Cadisch, G., E. Handayanto, et al. (1998). N recovery from legume prunings and priming effects are governed by the residue quality. Plant and Soil 205(2): 125-134. {a} Dep. Biol. Sci., Wye Coll., Univ. London, Wye, Ashford TN25 5AH, UK

Chamberlain, J. R. (1998). Isozyme variation in Calliandra calothyrsus (Leguminosae): Its implications for species delimitation and conservation. American Journal of Botany 85(1): 37-47. {a} Oxford Forestry Inst., Dep. Plant Sci., Univ. Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK

Duguma, B. and M. Mollet (1998). Early growth of Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissner) provenances in the acid soils of southern Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems 40(3): 283-296. {a} IRA-ICRAF Agrofor. Programme, B.P. 2067 (Messa), Yaounde, Cameroon

Gauhl, F., G. C. Pasberg, et al. (1998). A pest on Calliandra calothyrsus in Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems 41(2): 213-218. {a} Chiquita Brands Int., P.O. Box 025216-1582, Miami, FL 33102-5216, USA

Jama, B., R. J. Buresh, et al. (1998). Vertical distribution of roots and soil nitrate: Tree species and phosphorus effects. Soil Science Society of America Journal 62(1): 280-286. {a} KEFRI/KARI/ICRAF/ Agroforestry Res. Project, P.O. Box 25199, Otogolo, Kisumu, Kenya

Kaitho, R. J. and J. N. Kariuki (1998). Effects of Desmodium, Sesbania and Calliandra supplementation on growth of dairy heifers fed napier grass basal diet. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 11(6): 680-684. {a} Kenya Agric. Res. Inst., Natl. Anim. Husb. Res. Cent., P.O. Box 25, Naivasha, Kenya

Larbi, A., B. Duguma, et al. (1998). Edible forage production, chemical composition, rumen degradation and gas production characteristics of Calliandra calothyrus (Messin) provenances in the humid tropics of West Africa. Agroforestry Systems 39(3): 275-290. {a} ILRI-IITA, c/o L. W. Lambourn, 26 Dingwall Rd., Croydon CR9 3EE, UK

Nherera, F. V., L. R. Ndlovu, et al. (1998). Utilisation of Leucaena diversifolia, Leucaena esculenta, Leucaena pallida and Calliandra calothyrsus as nitrogen supplements for growing goats fed maize stover. Animal Feed Science and Technology 74(1): 15-28. {a} Dep. Anim. Sci., Univ. Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Niang, A., E. Styger, et al. (1998). Fodder-quality improvement through contour planting of legume-shrub/grass mixtures in croplands of Rwanda highlands. Agroforestry Systems 39(3): 263-274. {a} Int. Cent. Res. Agrofor., P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Paterson, R. T., G. M. Karanja, et al. (1998). A review of tree fodder production and utilization within smallholder agroforestry systems in Kenya. Agroforestry Systems 41(2): 181-199. {a} NRI, Univ. Greenwich, Central Ave., Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK

Roder, W. and S. Maniphone (1998). Shrubby legumes for fallow improvement in northern Laos: Establishment, fallow biomass, weeds, rice yield, and soil properties. Agroforestry Systems 39(3): 291-303. {a} RNR-RC Jakar, P.O. Jakar, Bhutan

Tchigio, I. and B. Duguma (1998). Vegetative propagation of Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissner). Agroforestry Systems 40(3): 275-281. {a} Minist. Environ. Forestry, Provincial Delegate Centre Province, P.O. Box 2067 (Messa), Yaounde, Cameroon

Vidhana, A. L. P. and M. D. S. Liyanage (1998). Soil physical conditions and root growth in coconut plantations interplanted with nitrogen fixing trees in Sri Lanka. Agroforestry Systems 39(3): 305-318. {a} Coconut Res. Inst., Lunuwila, Sri Lanka

Zoysa, A. K. N., P. Loganathan, et al. (1998). Phosphate rock dissolution and transformation in the rhizosphere of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) compared with other plant species. European Journal of Soil Science 49(3): 477-486. {a} Dep. Soil Science, Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand

Ahn, J. H., R. Elliott, et al. (1997). Oven drying improves the nutritional value of Calliandra calothyrsus and Gliricidia sepium as supplements for sheep given low-quality straw. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 75(4): 503-510. {a} Dep. Agric., Univ. Queensl., Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

Barrios, E., F. Kwesiga, et al. (1997). Light fraction soil organic matter and available nitrogen following trees and maize. Soil Science Society of America Journal 61(3): 826-831. International Cente Res. in Agroforesty, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Bray, R. A., B. Palmer, et al. (1997). Performance of shrub legumes at four sites in Indonesia and Australia. Tropical Grasslands 31(1): 31-39. {a} CSIRO Div. Tropical Crops and Pastures, Davis Lab., PMB, PO Aitkenvale, QLD 4814, Australia

Drechsel, P. and B. Reck (1997). Composted shrub-prunings and other organic manures for smallholder farming systems in southern Rwanda. Agroforestry Systems 39(1): 1-12. {a} International Board Soil Res. Management, P.O. Box 9-109, Bangkhem, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Duguma, B. and M. Mollet (1997). Provenance evaluation of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner in the humid lowlands of Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems 37(1): 45-57. IRA/ICRAF Project, P.O. Box 2067, Yaounde, Cameroon

Heineman, A. M., H. J. O. Otieno, et al. (1997). Growth and yield of eight agroforestry tree species in line plantings in Western Kenya and their effect on maize yields and soil properties. Forest Ecology and Management 91(1): 103-135. {a} Centre Plant Fibre Research, P.O. Box 598, 6700 AN, Wageningen, Netherlands

Jama, B., R. A. Swinkels, et al. (1997). Agronomic and economic evaluation of organic and inorganic sources of phosphorus in western Kenya. Agronomy Journal 89(4): 597-604. {a} Intl. Centre Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Kaitho, R. J., I. V. Nsahlai, et al. (1997). Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses. Agroforestry Systems 39(2): 129-144. {a} Wageningen Agric. Univ., Wageningen Inst. Anim. Sci., Anim. Nutr. Group, Marijkeweg 40, 6700 AH, Wageningen, Netherlands

Kettler, J. S. (1997). A pot study investigating the relationship between tree mulch decomposition and nutrient element availability. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 28(15-16): 1269-1284. Inst. Ecol., Univ. Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Macqueen, D. J. and H. M. Hernandez (1997). A revision of Calliandra series Racemosae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Kew Bulletin 52(1): 1-50. {a} Oxford Forestry Inst., Dep. Plant Sci., South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3RB, UK

Masama, E., J. H. Topps, et al. (1997). Effects of supplementation with foliage from the tree legumes Acacia angustissima, Cajanus cajan, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala on feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of sheep given maize stover ad libitum. Animal Feed Science and Technology 69(1-3): 233-240. {a} Dep. Animal Science, Univ. Zimbabawe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mullen, B. F., I. K. Rika, et al. (1997). Performance of grass-legume pastures under coconuts in Indonesia. Experimental Agriculture 33(4): 409-423. {a} Dep. Agric., Univ. Queensl., Brisbane, Australia

Norton, B. W. and J. H. Ahn (1997). A comparison of fresh and dried Calliandra calothyrsus supplements for sheep given a basal diet of barley straw. Journal of Agricultural Science 129(4): 485-494. {a} Dep. Agric., Univ. Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

Roothaert, R. L. and R. T. Paterson (1997). Recent work on the production and utilization of tree fodder in East Africa. Animal Feed Science and Technology 69(1-3): 39-51. {a} KARI/KEFRI/ICRAF National Agroforestry Res. Project, P.O. Box 27, Embu, Kenya

Salawu, M. B., T. Acamovic, et al. (1997). Assessment of the nutritive value of Calliandra calothyrsus: In sacco degradation and in vitro gas production in the presence of Quebracho tannins with or without Browse Plus. Animal Feed Science and Technology 69(1-3): 219-232. {a} SAC, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5UD, UK

Salawu, M. B., T. Acamovic, et al. (1997). Assessment of the nutritive value of Calliandra calothyrsus: Its chemical composition and the influence of tannins, pipecolic acid and polyethylene glycol on in vitro organic matter digestibility. Animal Feed Science and Technology 69(1-3): 207-217. {a} MacRobert Build., 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5UD, UK

Shepherd, K. D., J. K. Ndufa, et al. (1997). Adoption potential of hedgerow intercropping in maize-based cropping systems in the highlands of western Kenya: 1. Background and agronomic evaluation. Experimental Agriculture 33(2): 197-209. {a} Int. Centre Res. Agroforestry, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Swinkels, R. and S. Franzel (1997). Adoption potential of hedgerow intercropping in maize-based cropping systems in the highlands of western Kenya: 2. Economic and farmers' evaluation. Experimental Agriculture 33(2): 211-223. {a} Int. Cent. Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Akyeampong, E. (1996). The influence of time of planting and spacing on the production of fodder and fuelwood in associations of Calliandra calothyrsus and Pennisetum purpureum grown on contour bunds in the highlands of Burundi. Experimental Agriculture 32(1): 79-85. ICRAF-AFRENA Project, Forestry Res. Inst., P.O. Box 1752, Kampala, Uganda

Akyeampong, E. and B. H. Dzowela (1996). Fodder production from associations of leguminous shrubs and grasses on contour bunds in the highlands of Burundi. Tropical Grasslands 30(3): 330-334. {a} Foresty Res. Inst., PO Box 311, Kabable, Uganda

Cattet, R. (1996). Use of Calliandra calothyrsus to protect andisoils in Reunion island. Cahiers Agricultures 5(3): 157-160. Lycee Professionnel Agricole Coconi, BP2, 97670 Coconi, Mayotte

Dick, J. M., C. McBeath, et al. (1996). Rooting ability of Calliandra calothyrsus leafy stem cuttings in a non-mist propagator. Agroforestry Systems 33(2): 187-193. {a} Inst. Terrestrial Ecol., Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK

Dick, J. M. P., H. Bisset, et al. (1996). Provenance variation in rooting ability of Calliandra calothyrsus. Forest Ecology and Management 87(1-3): 175-184. Inst. Terrestrial Ecol., Bush Estate, Penicuik EH26 0QB, UK

Herridge, D. F., B. Palmer, et al. (1996). Evaluation of the xylem ureide method for measuring N-2 fixation in six tree legume species. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 28(3): 281-289. {a} NSW Agriculture, Tamworth Cent. Crop Improvement, RMB 944, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia

Jackson, F. S., T. N. Barry, et al. (1996). The extractable and bound condensed tannin content of leaves from tropical tree, shrub and forage legumes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 71(1): 103-110. {a} Dep. Anim. Sci., Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand

Kaitho, R. J., N. N. Umunna, et al. (1996). Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep. Agroforestry Systems 33(3): 249-261. {a} Int. Livestock Res. Inst., P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lesueur, D., J. Tassin, et al. (1996). Calliandra calothyrsus-rhizobium symbiosis. Bois et Forets des Tropiques(248): 43-59. {a} Lab. Biotechnol. Symbioses Forestieres Trop., CIRAD-Foret/ORSTOM, B.P. 5035, 24032 Montpellier Cedex 1, France

Mallet, B. (1996). Symposium on the agroforestry development and research in humid areas of Central and West Africa (Yaounde, Cameroon, November 4-7, 1995). Bois et Forets des Tropiques(248): 70-72. Programme Agroforesterie, CIRAD-Foret, Montpellier, France

Owino, F. (1996). Selection for adaptation in multipurpose trees and shrubs for production and function in agroforestry systems. Euphytica 92(1-2): 225-234. International Centre Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Peoples, M. B., B. Palmer, et al. (1996). Application of 15N and xylem ureide methods for assessing N-2 fixation of three shrub legumes periodically pruned for forage. Plant and Soil 182(1): 125-137. {a} CSIRO Div. Plant Ind., GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Perez, M. R. A. and B. W. Norton (1996). The effects of condensed tannins from Desmodium intortum and Calliandra calothyrsus on protein and carbohydrate digestion in sheep and goats. British Journal of Nutrition 76(4): 515-533. {a} Dep. Agric., Univ. Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

Akyeampong, E., L. Hitimana, et al. (1995). The agronomic and economic performance of banana, bean and tree intercropping in the highlands of Burundi: An interim assessment. Agroforestry Systems 31(3): 199-210. {a} Int. Centre Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nirobi, Kenya

Berhe, K. and J. C. Tothill (1995). Performance, feed quality and P response of Leucaena and Calliandra species grown as hedgerows on an acidic nitosol at Soddo, Ethiopia. Tropical Grasslands 29(1): 1-8. {a} ILCA, P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dzowela, B. H., L. Hove, et al. (1995). Nutritional and anti-nutritional characters and rumen degradability of dry matter and nitrogen for some multipurpose tree species with potential for agroforestry in Zimbabwe. Animal Feed Science and Technology 55(3-4): 207-214. {a} SADC ICRAF Agroforestry Project, PO Box CY 594, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe

Evensen, C. I., T. S. Dierolf, et al. (1995). Decreasing rice and cowpea yields in alley cropping on a highly weathered oxisol in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Agroforestry Systems 31(1): 1-19. {a} Dep. Agronomy Soil Sci., Univ. Hawaii, 1910 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

Handayanto, E., G. Cadisch, et al. (1995). Manipulation of quality and mineralization of tropical legume tree prunings by varying nitrogen supply. Plant and Soil 176(1): 149-160. {a} Dep. Biol. Sci., Wye Coll., Univ. London, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH, UK

Lehmann, J., G. Schroth, et al. (1995). Decomposition and nutrient release from leaves, twigs and roots of three alley-cropped tree legumes in central Togo. Agroforestry Systems 29(1): 21-36. Inst. Soil Sci. Soil Geography, Univ. Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Morikawa, R. T., D. O. Lantagne, et al. (1995). Management of Calliandra calothyrsus for fodder production in Jamaica. Tropical Grasslands 29(4): 236-240. Mich. State Univ., Dep. Forestry, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Purwantari, N. D., R. A. Date, et al. (1995). Nodulation and N-2-fixation by Calliandra calothyrsus and Sesbania sesban grown at different root temperatures. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 27(4-5): 421-425. {a} Dep. Agric., Univ. Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia

Schroth, G. and J. Lehmann (1995). Contrasting effects of roots and mulch from three agroforestry tree species on yields of alley cropped maize. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 54(1-2): 89-101. {a} Inst. Soil Sci. Soil Geography, Univ. Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Tassin, J., S. Perret, et al. (1995). Alteration in the porosity of an andisoil in reunion under an isohypse hedge of Calliandra calothyrsus. Bois et Forets des Tropiques(245): 91-99. {a} CIRAD-Foret, 7 Chemin IRAT, Ligne Paradis, 97410 Saint-Pierre, France

Wong, M. T. F., E. Akyeampong, et al. (1995). Initial responses of maize and beans to decreased concentrations of monomeric inorganic aluminium with application of manure or tree prunings to an Oxisol in Burundi. Plant and Soil 171(2): 275-282. {a} Dep. Soil Sci., Univ. Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 233, Reading, RG6 2DW, UK

Akyeampong, E. and K. Muzinga (1994). Cutting management of Calliandra calothyrsus in the wet season to maximize dry season fodder production in the central highlands of Burundi. Agroforestry Systems 27(2): 101-105. {a} Int. Cent. Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Constantinides, M. and J. H. Fownes (1994). Tissue-to-solvent ratio and other factors affecting determination of soluble polyphenols in tropical leaves. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 25(19-20): 3221-3227. Dep. Agron. and Soil Sci., Univ. Hawaii, 1910 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

Duguma, B. and J. Tonye (1994). Screening of multipurpose tree and shrub species for agroforestry in the humid lowlands of Cameroon. Forest Ecology and Management 64(2-3): 135-143. {a} ICRAF, IRA/ICRAF Collaborative Agroforestry Project, BP 2067, Yaounde, Cameroon

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