金沙江干热河谷新银合欢种源选择初步研究

通过对澳大利亚、广州新银合欢原种以及从广州引入宁南和会东栽培繁殖并扩繁到本区不同地点的后代采种进行种源比较试验，其结果表明：在苗期本地种源生长优于原种地，但造林后随着幼树生长，广州种源逐步赶上并超过除宁南种源外的其他种源。而宁南种源是所有参试种源中的最佳种源。建议今后可将宁南县划为金沙江干热河谷及其类似地区的新银合欢优良种子调拨区。     

速生丰产屏边杉木

屏边苗族自治县栽培杉木历史悠久,原始种源来自毗邻的文山县。随着时间的推移,特别是随着解放后营造大面积杉木林的需要,县林科所的不断研究和优选,已逐渐形成了本地的环境型地理种源一一屏边杉木种源。屏边县地处南亚热带湿润季风气候类型区,在全国杉木种源区划中,属南亚热带低山丘陵种源区的滇桂边境山地亚区,生态环境与南岭山地杉木中心产区相近     

我国三种主要国外松(湿地松、火炬松、加勒比松)树种及种源选择的研究初报

介绍湿地松、火炬松、加勒比松树种及种源选择的研究,结果认为：在我国热带一北亚热带发展三种主要国外松,应根据各地区的地理位置、气温、雨量乃至海拔高度、立地条件,选择适地、适树、适种源进行引种。同时提出在我国热带及南亚热带沿海发展杂交秘,应采用正种加勒比松为母本和湿地松杂交组合;在中亚热带以澳大利亚昆士兰州的湿地松×洪加松杂交组会为宜。此外,也应针对我国不同气候区及立地选出适合各地发展的优良杂交松,供推广应用．     

银合欢根瘤细胞的超微结构

银合欢是热带豆科固氮树种,已引起世界各国的普遍重视。我国大陆沿海亚热带地区已有60—70年的引种史。在过去引种栽培的基础上,80年代由国际固氮树种协会(NFTA)和麦威夷大学提供我们一批新银合欢种籽。厦门引种栽培的银合欢,与在其它热带地区有同样表现,速生快长、结果荚早、种籽成熟弹出,就地萌发丛生,压倒附近的其它植物。它的根系生长十分发达。幼苗期就结瘤很多,根瘤直径2.5—15mm,呈现不同形状的复式分叉瘤。测出固氮活性8.069—12.207βmC_2H_4·g~(-1)鲜瘤·时~(-1)。另外植株各部分蛋白质含量丰富,其中还含有一种特殊的氨基酸,与其固氮细胞累积转运有着密切关系。本文仅介绍银合欢根瘤细胞结构变化特征,和与其它豆科根瘤的比较进行了讨论。     

三峡库区农林复合系统根系分布及分形研究

通过对柑桔×小麦+金乔麦植物篱、柑桔×小麦+茶树植物篱、柑桔×小麦+银合欢植物篱等系统的组成植物材料不同径级根系垂直分布、水平分布和系统的根系分布及竞争,以及柑桔、银合欢的根片段分形研究表明:植物材料根系呈典型的Gauss曲线分布,少数呈Lorentz分布;柑桔×小麦+茶树植物篱复合系统根系存在着较强的竞争关系,与柑桔×小麦+金乔麦植物篱复合系统相比,小麦减产18.5%,柑桔单果平均重减小14.3%;柑桔和银合欢的大部分分形参数与林龄或Ln-1间存在着3/4的标度关系,分形研究将丰富农林复合系统的结构优化方法,提高科学性、可操作性、可预见性。     

广西平果县石漠化治理模式

广西平果县是石山区,在石漠化治理过程中,总结出了任豆(Zenia insignis)×丛竹生、任豆×木豆(Cajanus cajan)、任豆×金银花(Lonicera japonica)、任豆×银合欢(Leuceana leucocephala)等多个经营模式,提高了造林绿化的效率。     

银合欢地理种源试验初报

银合欢(Leucaena IeucocephaIa)用途广泛,为一优良再生能源树种,我所于1976年自菲律宾引入8个乔木型地理种源,经五年的栽培试验,从中选出两个生产量最大的phi—85号与phi—30号。本文就有关引种银合欢的问题,作一评述。     

生长在石灰土上的白头银合欢组织的养分含量同生产力和土壤间的相互关系

近10余年来,速生、固氮的银合欢属(Leucaena)吸引了热带和亚热带地区的很大注意。银合欢不耐酸性和积水的土壤,早已被确认。最高产的银合欢出现在热带低地,中性至微碱性、排水良好的肥沃土壤,和年降水量超过1000mm、小于3000mm 的地带。夏威夷最佳产量的银合欢出现在年降水量650—1900mm 的地区。借助于测定银合欢的临界养分水平,可以了解银合欢的大量养分元素和微量养分元素同生长的相互关系。遗憾的是此类文献资料不多。在酸性土和钙质土上,银合欢最大生长的主导临界元素是磷(Benge,1977;Hegde,1983)。辛格等(1967)在1年中每个月分析银合欢叶子含养分量,知平均含磷和钙量分别为0.27%和1.47%;另一些研究的     

新银合欢引种栽培及适生性的初步研究

新银合欢是一优良的能源树种。本文通过多点栽培试验表明,影响新银合欢生长的限制因子是温度和土壤肥力。在新引种区,新铁合欢既表现原有的生物学特性,同时又表现出新的特性。在我省北纬32°以南地区,立地条件好的地方,可以发展。     

热带松树种、种源引种试验初报

地处南亚热带的福建省长泰岩溪国有林场引种 5种热带松树的 7a栽培试验表明 :湿地松×加勒比松F1、F2 代生长均优于马尾松、湿地松 ;台库努曼松、马克西姆松与湿地松持平 ,各种源间初显差异。卵果松生长虽好 ,但抗逆能力差 ;墨西哥松基本不能适应新的环境     

Wood and biomass production of Leucaena in subtropical Australia

Although only Leucaena leucocephala is widely used, most members of the Leucaena genus have potential as multipurpose species for tropical agroforestry systems. To investigate the wood and biomass production potential of the Leucaena genus, 116 accessions covering the 22 species were evaluated over a two-year period at Brisbane, southeast Queensland, Australia. Trees were planted into replicated line plots 5 m long, with rows spaced 3 m apart. Trees were initially planted at 0.5 m spacings within the plots, but were thinned to 1 m spacings prior to the evaluation period. The hybrid accessions, KX2 (L. pallida × L. leucocephala) and KX3 (L. diversifolia × L. leucocephala), were the most productive, yielding over 50 kg dry matter (DM)/tree. L. trichandra OFI53/88 and L. diversifolia CPI33820 were the most productive non-hybrid accessions producing total yields of 41 and 37 kg DM/tree, respectively. Cultivar Tarramba (26 kg DM/tree) was the most productive of the 26 L. leucocephala accessions assessed in the trial but all these accessions suffered from psyllid (Heteropsylla cubana) attack at this site. A series of non-destructive growth measurements was recorded every three months over the two-year evaluation period. Root collar diameter (RCD), stem number and plant height were found to be the most useful of the measurements for non-destructive assessment of accession agronomic characteristics. A relationship between yield and a growth index (calculated as RCD² × Height/1000), was derived from data from all accessions and could be used as a reliable predictor of yield (r ² = 0.94). The widespread use of the F1 hybrid leucaenas is currently limited by a lack of seed. Technologies to economically produce F1 hybrid seed on a commercial scale are required before the potential of these accessions in agroforestry systems can be fully realized. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Litter and biomass production from planted and natural fallows on a degraded soil in southwestern Nigeria

To rehabilitate a degraded Alfisol at Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, Senna siamea (non-N-fixing legume tree), Leucaena leucocephala, and Acacia leptocarpa (N-fixing legume trees) were planted in 1989, and Acacia auriculiformis (N-fixing legume tree) in 1990. Pueraria phaseoloides (a cover crop) and natural fallow were included as treatments. Litterfall and climatic variables were measured in 1992/1993 and 1996/1997 while biomass production and nutrient concentrations were measured in 1993 and 1995. Total litter production from the natural and planted fallows was similar, with means ranging from 10.0 (L. leucocephala) to 13.6 t ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ (natural fallow) during the 1996/1997 collection. Leaves constituted 73% (L. leucocephala) to 96% (A. auriculiformis) of total litterfall. Acacia auriculiformis grew most quickly but S. siamea produced the highest aboveground biomass which was 127 t ha⁻¹ accumulated over four years, and 156 t ha⁻¹ accumulated over six years of establishment. The aboveground biomass of P. phaseoloides and natural fallow was only 6 to 9 t ha⁻¹ at six years after planting. Nitrogen concentration in the leaves/twigs of was 2.5% for L. leucocephala, and 2% for other planted species and natural fallow. Pueraria phaseoloides had concentrations of P, K, Ca and Mg comparable to levels in the leaves/twigs of the tree species. Through PATH analysis, it was found that maximum temperature and minimum relative humidity had pronounced direct and indirect effects on litterfall. The effects of these climatic variables in triggering litterfall were enhanced by other variables, such as evaporation, wind, radiation, and minimum temperature. Improvement in chemical properties by fallows was observed in the degraded soil. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Screening woody and shrub legumes for growth, nodulation and nitrogen-fixation potential in two contrasting soils

In order to identify for alley cropping new candidate species with high biomass and nitrogen-fixing potential, a screening study was conducted on ten woody and shrub legumes (Acacia auriculiformis, Albizia lebbeck, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena diversifolia, L. leucocephala cv. K28 and cv. K636, Lonchocarpus sericeus, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria juncea and Tephorsia candida) for 6 months using an acid Ultisol and a non-acid Alfisol. A wide interspecific variability of legumes appeared within soil types, and there were significant species-by-soil interactions for many parameters in this study. In the acid Ultisol, plant growth in height and grith, nodule numbers, nitrogen yield and N₂-fixing potential were significantly (P = 0.05) lower than those in the Alfisol. While Albizia lebbeck was outstanding in both acid and non-acid soil conditions for most performance criteria, L. leucocephala cv. K28 was most sensitive to soil acidity with 41.7% of total nitrogen yield in the Ultisol relative to that accumulated in the Alfisol. In addition to L. leucocephala cv. K28 and G. sepium, the most common hedgerow species, A. lebbeck, L. leucocephala cv. K636, L. diversifolia on Alfisol, and A. lebbeck, L. leucocephala cv. K636, L. diversifolia, Tephrosia candida and Cajanus cajan on acid Ultisol, could be considered promising and thus, worthy of further site adaptability trials.     

Planted legume fallows reduce weeds and increase soil N and P contents but not upland rice yields

Shortened fallows have resulted in declining upland rice yields in slash-and-burn upland rice systems in northern Laos. We studied the benefit of planted legume fallows for rice productivity, weeds, and soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability. Four systems were evaluated over a 5-year period: 1-year fallow with native species, 1-year Cajanus cajan fallow, 1-year Leucaena leucocephala fallow, and continuous annual rice cropping. Rice was grown either once each year as continuous annual cropping or in alternate years of 2001, 2003, and 2005. C. cajan and L. leucocephala were sown with rice during the 2001 growing season. In subsequent years, L. leucocephala regenerated from root stock and did not have to be resown, whereas C. cajan was resown in 2003. Establishment of either C. cajan or L. leucocephala had no significant effect on rice yield in 2001, and rice yields ranged from 2.0 to 2.3 t/ha. Rice yields declined rapidly in succeeding years, and rice yields in the four systems ranged from 0.7 to 1.1 t/ha in 2003 and from 0.3 to 0.5 t/ha in 2005. Although two planted fallow systems increased nitrogen input because of greater biomass accumulation in 2003 and 2005 and soil phosphorus availability was higher following L. leucocephala fallow in 2005, there were no significant differences in rice yields among the four systems in either year. Weed biomass during the rice growing season increased each year in all systems and increased more rapidly for continuous annual rice cropping, in which the dominant weed species was Ageratum conyzoides L. Among the other three systems, there were no significant differences in the weed biomass in 2003 and 2005. We conclude that C. cajan and L. leucocephala as 1-year fallows do not offset the negative effects of increased cropping intensity on rice yield in this region.     

Yield of plantain alley cropped with Leucaena leucocephala and Flemingia macrophylla in Kumasi, Ghana

The decline in yield of plantain has partly been attributed to inadequate soil moisture and pests, particularly nematodes. The objectives of the study therefore were to determine the effect of mulch from Leucaena leucocephala and Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Merr. grown as hedgerows on (i) soil moisture and temperature (ii) growth and yield of plantain and (iii) pathogenic nematode populations. The study was conducted from 1991 to 1994 in Kumasi, Ghana. Treatments comprised of leguminous plants, L. leucocephala and F. macrophylla, and a control (no leguminous plants), arranged in a randomised complete block design with four replications. The leguminous plants were planted in 1991 while the plantain was planted in 1992. Results indicated that the highest biomass yield was produced by F. macrophylla. Mulching with prunings of F. macrophylla resulted in significantly (P < 0.05) higher retention of soil moisture and lower soil temperatures than mulching with prunings of L. leucocephala. Growth of plantain determined by plant height, leaf production, pseudostem girth and yield were significantly greater in F. macrophylla mulched plots than L. leucocephala treatment and control plots where no mulch was applied. Plant parasitic nematodes isolated were Meloidogyne spp., Pratylenchus spp., Paratylenchus spp., Helicotylenchus spp., and Rotylenchus spp. Three years after planting of hedgerows, significantly (P < 0.05) higher populations of Meloidogyne spp. (367 per 100 g soil), Paratylenchus spp. (92 per 100 g soil), Helicotylenchus spp. (8 per 100 g soil), and Rotylenchus spp. (308 per 100 g soil) were associated with L. leucocephala hedgerow than with Flemingia macrophylla hedgerow (42.0, 83.0 per 100 g soil) and the control (74.50, 41.0 per 100 g soil). F. macrophylla has qualities that suppress nematode populations. The results clearly indicated the superiority of Flemingia macrophylla over Leucaena leucocephala as mulch for plantain production.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Allelopathic effects of Leucaena leucocephala leaf litter on some forest and agricultural crops grown in nursery

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of leaf litter of Leucaena leucocephala on two forest crops Sada koroi (Albizia procera), Ipil ipil (L. leucocephala) and three agricultural crops Falen (Vigna unguiculata), Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and Arhor (Cajanus cajan) in the nursery of the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Bangladesh, in a Randomized Block Design. Results suggested that leaf litters of L. leucocephala induced inhibitory effects on germination and growth of bioassay. It was also found that the effect depended on concentration of extract and litterfall, type of receptor species. Higher concentration of the materials had the higher effect and vice versa. Growth response of receptor crops varied with the variation of leaf litter application. The study revealed that application of low-dose leaf litter specially litter of 10 g·m⁻² had stimulating effect on shoot growth of C. arietinum, V. unguiculata and A. procera. While in all other cases significant inhibitory effect was observed and it was significantly increased with the increase of leaf litter application. However, the trend of inhibition was uneven with treatments. Root growth was found to be more affected than shoot growth.     

First report of Leveillula clavata causing powdery mildew on Euphorbia leucocephala from India

In December 2020, Euphorbia leucocephala plants exhibiting symptoms of powdery mildew were observed in the Botanical Garden of Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, Maharashtra, India. Based on morphological identification, DNA sequence analysis, and pathogenicity, the fungal pathogen of the disease was identified as Leveillula clavata. This is the first report of L. clavata on Euphorbia leucocephala from India and in general.     

落叶松种间及其杂种生长与形质性状评价研究

[目的]通过对落叶松种间及其杂种生长与形质性状评价来定向选育优良落叶松建筑材。[方法]以辽宁省大孤家林场32年生的落叶松试验林为实验材料,对落叶松属日本、兴安、长白及华北4个落叶松种,及以日本落叶松为母本的日本×兴安、日本×华北、日本×长白、日本×日本杂种的生长和形质性状进行变异规律分析,并采用模糊数学隶属函数对其差异显著指标进行综合评价。[结果]表明:落叶松种和杂种间生长差异显著(p<0.01),杂种胸径、树高和材积总生长量与母本差异不显著,却显著高于相应父本;杂种之间的生长差异体现在林分的前10年,随着林龄的增大优势逐渐减退;树冠特征因子中的枝下高、冠长、枝条直径、长度、角度和干形特征因子中的高径比、树干圆满度、节子直径、长度、角度在落叶松种和杂种间差异显著。基于上述指标进行了生长和形质性状综合评价,排名前三位的分别为日本×兴安、日本×长白和日本落叶松。32年生时日本×兴安的胸径、树高和材积分别为18.69 cm、21.62 m和0.339 2 m³;日本×长白的为18.44 cm、23.85 m和0.339 6 m³;日本落叶松的为19.36 cm、21.31 m和0.335 7 m³;而且它们在适应性上也具有明显优势。[结论]日本×兴安、日本×长白和日本落叶松适合作为定向培育建筑材的优良品种在东北地区重点推广。     

Ruminal Fermentation and Nutrient Digestion in West African Dwarf (WAD) Sheep Fed Leucaena leucocephala Supplemental Diets

Dry season feeding has always posed a problem for ruminant nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. The availability of browse plants or multi-purpose trees during this period has led to their incorporation in the farming systems. The need therefore to investigate the feeding value and fermentation profiles of WAD sheep fed grass hay with supplemental Leucaena leucocephala formed the objective of this study. Eight 18–24 months old West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep (28.8±4.2 kg body weight) were used in the study. Four of the sheep were fistulated ruminally and rumen pH, ammonia and volatile fatty acid were measured. Dried leaves of L. leucocephala were offered at two levels (25 and 50% of DMI, diets D25% and D50%, respectively) as supplement to a basal hay diet. The basal hay diet without supplement was the control diet. Diet D25% had a higher (p <0.05) ruminal ammonia concentration than the control, while diet D50% had a higher (p <0.05) total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration compared to both the control and D25% diets, respectively. Diet D25% had a marginal increase of 6.7% N- retention over the control diet. Organic matter digestibility (OMD) decreased (p <0.05) with level of supplementation. Animals on D50%, D25% and the control diets lost 14, 7.3 and 5%, respectively, of retained energy leading to a negative energy balance. Overall results suggest that a 25% level of supplementation with leucaena gave the best outcome even though a range of 25–50% could be fed during periods of basal diet scarcity.     

Intercropping field crops between rows of Leucaena leucocephala under rainfed conditions in northern India

A field study was conducted for six years (1981–1986) on sandy loam soil on intercropping hedgerows of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit. with three field crops viz. maize (Zea mays L), black gram (Vigna mungo L) and cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L Taub.). In treatments 1 and 2 Leucaena hedges were planted as pure crops at close (25 cm × 75 cm) and wide (25 cm × 375 cm) spacings. In treatments 3, 4 and 5 the three field crops were intercropped between the hedgerows of Leucaena at the wide spacing, and in treatments 6, 7 and 8 the field crops were raised as pure crops. Leucaena was topped to 75 cm each time it attained a height of 175 cm. The pure crop of Leucaena at close spacing produced an average, over the six years, of 34 t ha⁻¹a⁻¹ of green fodder and 9.4 t ha⁻¹a⁻¹ of air dry fuelwood. The Leucaena at wide spacing produced 18.9 t ha⁻¹a⁻¹ of green fodder and 6.3 t ha⁻¹a⁻¹ of fuelwood. Intercropping with field crops decreased the yield of green fodder and fuelwood. The yield of all the field crops was less when raised as intercrops than as pure crops. Mean maximum net returns were obtained from intercrops of Leucaena and cluster bean (Rs 3540 ha⁻¹a⁻¹) which were significantly higher than the returns from pure crop of Leucaena at wide spacing but similar to the returns from pure crops of cluster bean. Leucaena with maize (Rs 3273 ha⁻¹a⁻¹) and black gram (Rs 3125 ha⁻¹a⁻¹) gave significantly higher net returns over pure crops of Leucaena at wide spacing, maize and black gram. ICRISAT = International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics- Hyderabad, India. CIAT = Centro International de Agricultura Tropical - Cali - Columbia