Publication Date
1989
Description
The population of Indonesia is over 145 million and more than 56 % of them earn their living from agriculture (Bi. Stat. Ind., 1983). A major problem in the development of improved animal production has been the shortage of feed and the generally low nutritive value of tropical forages which limit livestock production in Indonesia (Asian Agriculture Survey, 1969). The production of feed of adequate quality for ruminants is an important consideration particularly for small holders. In many situations, nitrogen fixing legume trees can be used as a high protein feed supplement which improves the utilization of grasses and crop residues. Many tree legume such as Leucaena leucocephala, Gliricidia sepium, Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania grandiflora and Albizia falcataria are widely grown in Asia. Despite the wide occurrence of these species in Southeast Asia, few comperative studies on their growth and adaptation have been undertaken. The study reported here was undertaken to identify potentially useful tree legumes for important agroclimatic zones of Indonesia.
Citation
Panjaitan, Mas'ud; Jessop, R; and Stur, W W., "Evaluation of Tree Legumes Species at Different Agroclimatic Zones of Indonesia" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 95.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session7/95
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Evaluation of Tree Legumes Species at Different Agroclimatic Zones of Indonesia
The population of Indonesia is over 145 million and more than 56 % of them earn their living from agriculture (Bi. Stat. Ind., 1983). A major problem in the development of improved animal production has been the shortage of feed and the generally low nutritive value of tropical forages which limit livestock production in Indonesia (Asian Agriculture Survey, 1969). The production of feed of adequate quality for ruminants is an important consideration particularly for small holders. In many situations, nitrogen fixing legume trees can be used as a high protein feed supplement which improves the utilization of grasses and crop residues. Many tree legume such as Leucaena leucocephala, Gliricidia sepium, Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania grandiflora and Albizia falcataria are widely grown in Asia. Despite the wide occurrence of these species in Southeast Asia, few comperative studies on their growth and adaptation have been undertaken. The study reported here was undertaken to identify potentially useful tree legumes for important agroclimatic zones of Indonesia.
