MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, BRAZIL
PERNAMBUCO AGRICULTURE SECRETARIAT
INTERNATIONAL PROSOPIS ASSOCIATION

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The Current State of Knowledge on Prosopis juliflora

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II International Conference on Prosopis
Recife, Brazil, 25–29 August, 1986


MARIO A. HABIT
Editor


JULIO C. SAAVEDRA
Assistant Editor


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1988


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Contents

Foreword
International Prosopis Association, IPA, Board of Directors
Honorary Board
Organizing Committee
Programme of the Second International Conference on Prosopis
Committee Agreements
 Proposals of the Research Committee
 Proposals of the Production and Utilization Committee
 IPA's Regulations Committee
 International Prosopis Association (IPA) Regulations
Introduction
 Sebastiao SilvaProsopis juliflora (Sw) DC in Brazil”
Chapter 1: Prosopis in Brazil
 B.V. Mendes“Characteristics of the semi-arid zone of Brazil's Northeast”
 B.V. Mendes
 P.C.F. Lima
 
Chapter 2: Ecology
 K.M Ibrahim“Shrubs for fodder production”
 F. Riveros“The use of fodder trees and shrubs for animal production”
 K.D. Muthana
 H. Soulay, M. Lawali, F. Riveros
 N. AkrimiProsopis in Tunisia”
 L. MaldonadoProsopis in Mexico”
 A.R.F.M. MustafaProsopis chilensis, a prospective tree for Sudan's dry zone”
 D. BiondiProsopis juliflora DC in urban forestry”
Chapter 3: Botany
 M.A. Silva“Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Prosopis L.”
 J.L.H. Alves, M.S.A. Melo, G.D. Alves
 A.V. Gomes, G.I. Bolzón de Muñiz
 “Germplasm Bank Project for the genus Prosopis in Argentina”
 P.C.F. LimaProsopis vegetative propagation through cuttings”
 H.S. Gill, I.P. Abrol
 V.R. Oliveira, I.E. Pires
 I.E. Pires, P.Y. Kageyama
 I.E. Pires, G.C. Andrade, M.S. Araújo“Genetic variation for growth characteristics in P. juliflora progenies”
 O. Balboa, J.M. Parraguez, P. Arce“Phenology studies of Prosopis species growing in Chile”
 B. Salvo, C. Botti, M. Pinto
 S.E. Killian
Chapter 4: Nitrogen Fixation and Plant Nutrition
 “Nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Prosopis juliflora (Sw) DC”
 M.A. Drumond
 P. Arce, O. Balboa“Some aspects of the biology of Prosopis growing in Chile”
Chapter 5: Pests and Diseases
 “Entomological observations”
 G.J.C. Santos, M.S.V. Pereira
Chapter 6: Animal Nutrition and Production
 
 N.A.M.T. Barros, J.L.Q. Filho
 A.S. da Silva
 
 A.E.I.A. GabarProsopis chilensis in Sudan: A non-conventional feed resource”
 N.A.M.T. Barros, C.A.G. Bai, F.C.E. Fonseca
Chapter 7: Agroindustrial Utilization
 
 R.G.A. Rocha
 
 
 G.E. Cruz
Chapter 8: Management of Silvopastoral Resources
 P.C.F. LimaP. juliflora management at the Brazilian Northeast”
 I.E. Pires“Genetic improvement of P. juliflora at the Brazilian Northeast”
 V.A. Rodrigues, J.A. Silva“Progeny trials with Prosopis juliflora at seedling stage”
 F. Stubsgaard
 J. Ribaski
 R. Ayerza, R. Díaz, U. Karlin
 J. López, B. Avilés
 A. Montesinos, H. Lam, W. Calderón, O. Villarreal
 R. Bahamondes, C. Campos
Chapter 9: Economic Aspects
 C.A.S. Rosado, M.J.T. Ribeiro
List of Participants