Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species - Leucaena leucocephala

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2015-11-22

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2015-11-22

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Mounir Louhaichi, Imtiaz Ahmed Qamar, Muhammad Islam. (22/11/2015). Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species - Leucaena leucocephala. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Abstract

Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants. Overgrazing in rangelands can accelerate the loss of important forage plants and contribute to the proliferation of non-palatable weeds. As a way to reverse this trend, ICARDA favours the use of stress-tolerant trees, shrubs, and grasses to develop sustainable grazing, increase rangeland productivity, and protect the fragile biodiversity of these areas.

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/7729

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Agricultural Research Knowledge
Agriculture and Livelihood systems
Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Intensification

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rangelands; ruminants; rural communities; sustainability; trees; leucaena leucocephala

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fooder; stress-tolerant; shrub species; drought-tolerant

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Louhaichi, Mounir  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4543-7631
 Islam, Muhammad  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-8960