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Choosing the right tree variety to avoid attack by psyllids

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Title Choosing the right tree variety to avoid attack by psyllids
 
Creator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
 
Description In the mid-1980s the leucaena psyllid struck south-east Asia causing widespread defoliation. The leucaena variety K8, which was the most widely planted cultivar at that time, was particularly susceptible to attack. An international conference and workshop on psyllid problems and management was formed as a response to the out break.

However, the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA) still continued to receive requests for Leucaena K8/K28 seed, despite its susceptibility to attack by psyllids. NFTA maintain that it is not necessary to use these varieties when there are numerous other Leucaena hybrids and cultivars available. NFTA specialize in helping people select species of nitrogen fixing trees most appropriate to the ecosystem and the community needs of their area.

Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association
PO Box 680, Waimanaio, Hawaii, 96822 USA
In the mid-1980s the leucaena psyllid struck south-east Asia causing widespread defoliation. The leucaena variety K8, which was the most widely planted cultivar at that time, was particularly susceptible to attack. An international conference and...
 
Date 1992
2014-10-08T13:41:13Z
2014-10-08T13:41:13Z
 
Type News Item
 
Identifier CTA. 1992. Choosing the right tree variety to avoid attack by psyllids. Spore 37. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45690
http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta37e/
 
Language en
 
Relation Spore, Spore 37
 
Rights Open Access
 
Publisher Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
 
Source Spore