The role and potential of tree legumes is being increasingly
recognised for both intensive and extensive agroforestry systems,
particularly in humid and semi-arid regions of the tropics. Forage
Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture describes their multiple use in
agriculture and forestry. Forage Tree Legumes describes:
* the main genera and species, including Leucaena, Sesbania,
Calliandra, Acacia and Prosopis
* agronomy and management
* animal production
* multi-purpose use for fuel wood, soil conservation and fertility
improvement
* insects and diseases
* case studies from Queensland and southeast Asia.
This book is an introduction to forage tree legumes for advanced
students of crop science, animal nutrition and forestry; it has been
edited by Ross Cutteridge and Max Shelton of the School of Land and
Food, The University of Queensland, Australia.
The continuing interest in forage tree legumes has resulted in the
demand for this reprint of the original publication from CAB
International.
