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

Published Date
June 17, 2015
Type
Brief
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants
Authors:
Imtiaz Ahmed Qamar
Muhammad Islam, Mounir Louhaichi

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.

Citation:
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).
DOI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/3390
Keywords:
pasture crops