Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants

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2015-06-17

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Imtiaz Ahmed Qamar, Muhammad Islam, Mounir Louhaichi. (17/6/2015). Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Abstract

Leucaena leucocephala is used mostly as forage for livestock, both after cutting for use as fodder, or direct grazing, typically planted in hedgerows with grass. It responds well to a coppice system and branches vigorously.

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

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http://www.icarda.org/sites/default/files/LeucaenaFactSheet.pdf

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pasture crops

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