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Tagasaste tree could rival Leucaena
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Tagasaste tree could rival Leucaena
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus almensis) a small scrubby highland nitrogen-fixine tree, which shares some of the attributes of Leucaena and could be used in tropical highlands and Mediterranean climates for fodder and fuelwood. The tree is indigenous to the dry volcanic slopes of the Canary Islands and has been used traditionally there for fodder during long dry seasons. It prefers well-drained sandy soils, but will thrive on gravels, loams, limestones and laterites, and growth on slag heaps and mining dumps has been reported. In the Antipodes farmers are using the tree in cut and carry forage systems, since ruminants, pigs and poultry will readily eat the leaves. There is potential for planting it as a hedge or in alley-cropping systems. The Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association and the Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) are now distributing Tagasaste seeds. NFTA PO BOX 680 Waimanalo Hl 96795 - USA or Martin Price ECHO 17430 Durrance Road North Meyers FL 33917 - USA Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus almensis) a small scrubby highland nitrogen-fixine tree, which shares some of the attributes of Leucaena and could be used in tropical highlands and Mediterranean climates for fodder and fuelwood. The tree is indigenous to... |
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2014-10-08T13:16:16Z
2014-10-08T13:16:16Z 1990 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1990. Tagasaste tree could rival Leucaena. Spore 28. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45338 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 28
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CTA
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Spore
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