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.


Inga edulis

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): food inga syn ice cream bean syn inga espada syn inga sipo syn guabo bejuco syn guavo-bejuco
Crop Use(s): fruit=windbreak crop
Reference Source(s): rehm, brucher, douglas
Number of Papers/Mentions: 4

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Falcao, M. d. A. and C. R. Clement (2000). Phenology and productivity of inga (Inga edulis) in Central Amazonia. Acta Amazonica. [print] Junho 30(2): 173-180. {a} Modalidade DTI, Bolsista do PCI do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. Col. Teixeira, 386, Cond. Rio Tupana, Bl A, Nova Esperanca, 69030-456, Manaus, AM, Brazil

Kanmegne, J., L. A. Bayomock, et al. (2000). Screening of 18 agroforestry species for highly acid and aluminum toxic soils of the humid tropics. Agroforestry Systems 49(1): 31-39. {a} IRAD/ICRAF Agroforestry research Project, Yaounde, Cameroon

Larbi, A., A. A. Awojide, et al. (2000). Fodder production responses to pruning height and fodder quality of some trees and shrubs in a forest-savanna transition zone in southwestern Nigeria. Agroforestry Systems 48(2): 157-168. {a} ILRI-IITA, c/o L W Lambourn, 26 Dingwall Road, CR9 3EE, Croydon, UK

Pascal, L. M., F. E. F. Motte, et al. (2000). Secretory structures on the leaf rachis of Caesalpinieae and Mimosoideae (Leguminosae): Implications for the evolution of nectary glands. American Journal of Botany. March 87(3): 327-338. {a} Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UPR CNRS 9056, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

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

Cardenas, L. (1999). The species of Inga (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) in the state of Tachira, Venezuela. The key to their determination. Ernstia . [print] Dec 9(3-4): 175-183. {a} Facultad de Agronomia, Instituto de Botanica Agricola, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Maracay, Estado Aragua, 2101, Venezuela

De, A. S. T. D., O. V. C. De, et al. (1999). Spectral irradiance and stomatal conductance of enriched fallows with fast-growing trees in eastern Amazonia, Brazil. Agroforestry Systems 47(1-3): 289-303. {a} Embrapa Amazonia Oriental, 66095-100, Belem, PA, Brazil

Leakey, R. R. B. (1999). Potential for novel food products from agroforestry trees: A review. Food Chemistry. July 66(1): 1-14. {a} Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK

Bernacci, L. C., R. Goldenberg, et al. (1998). Floristic structure of 15 riparian forest fragments of the Jacare-Pepira watershed, SE, Brazil. Naturalia Rio Claro 23: 23-54. {a} Secao de Botanica Economica - IAC, 13001-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Tilki, F. and R. F. Fisher (1998). Tropical leguminous species for acid soils: Studies on plant form and growth in Costa Rica. Forest Ecology and Management 108(3): 175-192. {a} Dep. Forest Sci., Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2135, USA

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

Alegre, J. C. and M. R. Rao (1996). Soil and water conservation by contour hedging in the humid tropics of Peru. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 57(1): 17-25. {a} Int. Cent. Res. Agroforestry, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

Szott, L. T. and C. A. Palm (1996). Nutrient stocks in managed and natural humid tropical fallows. Plant and Soil 186(2): 293-309. {a} Apartado 329, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Castro, Y., N. Fetcher, et al. (1995). Chronic photoinhibition in seedlings of tropical trees. Physiologia Plantarum 94(4): 560-565. {a} Dept. Biol., Univ. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Box 23360, San Juan 00931-3360, Puerto Rico

Correa, S. M. V., L. M. Conserva, et al. (1995). Constituents of roots of Inga edulis var. parviflora. Fitoterapia 66(4): 379. {a} Dep. Quimica, Univ. Fed. Alagoas, 57072-970 Maceio, AL, Brazil

Fisher, R. F. (1995). Amelioration of Degraded Rain Forest soils by Plantations of Native Trees. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59(2): 544-549. Dep. Forest Sci., Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2135, USA

Hanson, L. (1995). Some new chromosome counts in the genus Inga (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Kew Bulletin 50(4): 801-804. Jodrell Lab., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, UK

Alexander, B. and M. C. Usma (1994). Potential sources of sugar for the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia youngi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Colombian coffee plantation. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 88(5): 543-549. {a} Fundacion CIDEIM, Apartado Aereo 5390, Cali, Colombia

Gonzalez, J. E. and R. F. Fisher (1994). Growth of native forest species planted on abandoned pasture land in Costa Rica. Forest Ecology and Management 70(1-3): 159-167. {a} Dep. Forest Sci., Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2135, USA

Szott, L. T., C. A. Palm, et al. (1994). Biomass and litter accumulation under managed and natural tropical fallows. Forest Ecology and Management 67(1-3): 177-190. {a} Dep. Soil Sci., N.C. State Univ., P.O. Box 7619, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619, USA

Otterman, J., M. D. Novak, et al. (1993). Turbulent heat transfer from a sparsely vegetated surface: Two-component representation. Boundary Layer Meteorology 64(4): 409-420. {a} Code 910.4, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Riley, J. and S. Smyth (1993). A study of alley-cropping data from Northern Brazil. I. Distributional properties. Agroforestry Systems 22(3): 241-258. {a} IACR Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, UK

Salazar, A., L. T. Szott, et al. (1993). Crop-tree interactions in alley cropping systems on alluvial soils of the Upper Amazon Basin. Agroforestry Systems 22(1): 67-82. {a} Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria Agroindustrial, Yurinaguas, Peru

Oglesby, K. A. and J. H. Fownes (1992). Effects of chemical composition on nitrogen mineralization from green manures of seven tropical leguminous trees. Plant And Soil 143(1): 127-132.

Shrestkha, K. K. and T. I. Kravtsova (1992). Seed coat anatomy and ultrasculpture in the genus Cyananthus (Campanulaceae) in relation to its systematics. Botanicheskii Zhurnal St Petersburg 77(6): 18-29. V.L. Komarov Bot. Inst., Acad. Sci. Russ., St. Petersburg, Russia

Hoc, P. C. (1990). The Argentine species of Inga (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Darwiniana 30(1-4): 237-258.

Nichols, O. C. M. and J. C. Schultz (1990). Interactions among leaf toughness, chemistry, and harvesting by attine ants. Ecological Entomology 15(3): 311-320.

Palm, C. A. and P. A. Sanchez (1990). Decomposition and nutrient release patterns of the leaves of three tropical legumes. Biotropica 22(4): 330-338.

Lisboa, P. L. B. (1989). Floristic study of the woody plants of a secondary forest in Rondonia (Brazil). Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Botanica 5(2): 145-162.

Montilla, M., A. Azocar, et al. (1989). Effect of hemiparasite Phthirusa pyrifolia on the water balance of two host plants. Acta Oecologica Oecologia Plantarum 10(4): 379-396.

Fernandes, E. N. and S. G. D. Vinha (1984). Floral recomposition of the zoobotanical park at the Cacao Research Center, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Theobroma 14(1): 1-26.

Salazar, C. V. and F. H. Weibezahn (1983). Chemical changes of leaves of Inga edulis in a tropical river. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 11(4): 1-26.

Kettler, J. S. Fallow enrichment of a traditional slash/mulch system in southern Costa Rica, Comparisons of biomass production and crop yield. Agroforestry Systems 35(2): 165-176. Inst. Ecology, Univ. Ga., Athens, GA 30602, USA


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