References and further reading

Two important references which report the level of current knowledge on Gliricidia sepium have been recently published by the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association in Hawaii. Where appropriate, individual contributions to these volumes have been noted in the alphabetical listing of references below. These publications are:

NFTA (1987) Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Tunialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

NFTA (1989) Gliricidia Production and Use. GLOVER, N. (ed). Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

Alphabetical listing

AHN, J.H., ROBERTSON, B.M., ELLIOT, R., GUTTERIDGE, R.C. and FORD, C.W. (1989) Quality assessment of tropical browse legumes: tannin content and protein degradation. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 27:147-156.

AKEN'OVA, M.E. and ATTA-KRAH, A.N. (1986) Control of spear grass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) in an alley cropping fallow. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 4: 27-28.

ALLEN, O.N. and ALLEN, E.K. (1981) The Leguminosae: A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Modulation. Madison, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press.

ASH, AJ. (1989) The effect of supplementation with leaves from the leguminous trees Sesbania grandiflora, Albizia chinensis and Gliricidia sepium on the intake and digestibility of guinea grass hay by goats. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 28: 225-232.

ATTA-KRAH, A.N. (1987) Flowering and seed production of Gliricidia sepium. In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. pp20-28. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

ATTA-KRAH, A.N. and SUMBERG, J.E. (1987) Studies with Gliricidia sepium for crop-livestock production systems in West Africa. In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. pp31-43. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

BLOHM, H. (1962) Poisonous Plants of Venezuela. Cambridge, USA: Harvard University Press.

BREWBAKER, J.L. (1986) Leguminous trees and shrubs for Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In: Forages in Southeast Asian and South Pacific Agriculture. BLAIR, G.J., IVORY, D.A. and EVANS, T.R.(eds). ACIAR Proceedings No 12, Canberra, Australia. pp43-50.

BREWBAKER, J.L., MACDICKENS K., and VAN DEN BELDT, R., (1982) Tropical nitrogen-fixing fuelwood trees. In: Energy Conservation and Use of Renewable Energies in the Bio-industries. VOGT, F.(ed). ppl08-119 Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press.

BUDOWSKI, G., KASS, D.C.L. and RUSSO, R.O. (1984) Leguminous trees for shade. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 19: 205-222.

CAREW, B.A.R. (1983) Gliricidia sepium as a sole feed for small ruminants. Tropical Grasslands, 17(4): 181-184.

CHADHOKAR, P.A. (1982) Gliricidia maculata - A promising legume fodder plant. World Animal Review, 44: 36-43.

CHADHOKAR, P.A. and KANTHARAJU, H.R. (1980) Effect of Gliricidia maculata on growth and breeding of Bannur ewes. Tropical Grasslands, 14: 78-82.

CHADHOKAR, P.A. and LECAMWASAM, A. (1982) Effect of feeding Gliricidia maculata to milking cows: a preliminary report. Tropical Grasslands, 16:46-48.

DEVENDRA, C. (1983) Physical treatment of rice straw for goats and sheep and the response to substitution with variable levels of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.), leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) and gliricidia (Gliricidia maculata) forages. MARDI Research Bulletin, 11(3): 272-290.

FALVEY, J.L. (1982) Gliricidia maculata - a review. International Tree Crops Journal, 2(1): 1-14.

FORD, L.B. (1987) Experiences with Gliricidia sepium in the Caribbean. In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. pp3-7. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

GLOVER, N. (1986) Vegetative propagation of Gliricidia sepium. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 4: 62-63.

GLANDER, K.E. (1977) Secondary compounds and the feeding behaviour of leaf-eating primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 47:133.

GRIFFITHS, L.A. (1962) On the co-occurrence of coumarin, O-coumaric acid and melilotic acid in Gliricidia sepium and Dipteryx odorata. Experimental Botany, 13:169-175.

ILCA (1988) Annual Report. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Livestock Centre for Africa.

JOSEPH, P.A. and KURIAKOSE, T.F. (1985) An integrated nutrient supply system for higher rice production. International Rice Research Newsletter, 10(2): 22.

KASS, M.L. and RODRIGUEZ, G. (1987) Preliminary studies on silage making from Gliricidia sepium (Madero Negro). In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. pp201-204. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

LAKSHMANAN, P. and NAIR, M.C. (1984) Effect of soil amendments on the viability of sclerotia of Rhizoctonia solani in soil. Madras Agricultural Journal, 71(8): 526-529.

MANIDOOL, C. (1985) Utilisation of tree legumes with crop residues as animal feeds in Thailand. In: Relevance of Crop Residues as Animal Feeds in Developing Countries. Proceedings, International Workshop held at Khoen Kaen, Thailand, pp 249-269.

MARTIN, F.W. and RUBERTE, R.M. (1975) Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: Antillean College Press.

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NEAL, M.C. (1948) In Gardens of Hawaii. Special Publication No.40. Honolulu, USA: Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

NFTA (1986) Gliricidia: its name tells its story. NFT Highlights 86-06. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association

NOCHEBUENA, G. and O'DONOVAN, P.B. (1986) The nutritional value of high-protein forage from Gliricidia sepium. World Animal Review, 57:48-49.

OAKES, A. and SKOV, O. (1962) Some woody legumes as forage crops for the dry tropics. Tropical Agriculture 39(4): 281-287.

OBANDO, L. (1987) Potencial alelopatico de Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp. sobre los cultivos de maiz y frijol y las malezas predominantes (abstrac In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Special Pub. 87-01. pp 59-60. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

PATIL, S.D. and PRASUNAMMA, K. (1986) A preliminary evaluation of nodules from six nitrogen fixing trees. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 4: 20-21.

RAHAJO, Y.C. and CHEEKE, P.R. (1985) Payability of tropical tree legume forage for rabbits. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 3:31-32.

RAJ, S.P. and KUTTY, M.N. (1984) Food conversion efficiency and nitrogen balance in Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings fed on three pelleted feeds compounded with wild legumes. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 65(6): 59-64.

ROSKOSKI, J.P., MONTANO, ]., VAN KESSEL, C. and CASTILLEJA, G. (1982) Nitrogen fixation by tropical woody legumes: potential source of soil enrichment. In: Biological nitrogen fixation technology for tropical agriculture. GRAHAM, P.H. and HARRIS, S.C.(eds). pp 447-454. Cali, Colombia: Centre Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).

SALAZAR, R. (1986) Genetic variation in seeds and seedlings of 10 provenances of Gliricidia septum (Jacq.) Steud. Forest Ecology and Management, 16:391-401.

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SMITH, O.B. and VAN HOUTERT M.F.J. (1987) The feeding value of Gliricidia sepium: a review. World Animal Review, 57: 57-68.

SOETRISNO, SAYUTI, MULIAH and EDDI, M. (1984) Pulping of Gliricidia maculata. Berita Selulosa 20(1): 3-12.

SUMBERG, J. (1984) Alley farming with Gliricidia sepium. Germplasm Evaluation and Planting Density. Ibaban, Nigeria: ILCA Small Ruminant Program.

TIHEEBILCOCK, P.E. (1978) Nitratos totales en plantas y aguas estancadas de Cordoba y Sucre como factores causantes de "la caida del ganado". Revista del Institute Colombiano de Agriculturci (Bogota), 13: 567-574.

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WIERSUM, F. and DIRDJOSOEMARTO, S. (1987) Past and current research with Gliricidia in Asia. In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management and Improvement. Proceedings, Workshop held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, June, 1987. Special Pub. 87-01. pp 20-28. Hawaii, USA: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association.

WILSON, G.F., KANG, B.T. and MULONGOY, K. (1986) Alley cropping: trees as sources of green-manure and mulch in the tropics. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 3(2/3): 251-267.

YAMOAH, C.F., MULONGOY, K. and AGBOOL^ A.A. (1985) Decomposition and nitrogen contribution by prunings of selected legumes in al cropping systems. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Africa. SSALI, H. and KEYA, S.O.J. (eds.) pp482-4 Nairobi, Kenya: MIRCEN, University of Nairobi.

YANTASATH, K., SUPATANAKUL, W., UNGVICHIAN, I., CHAMSAWAD, S., CHANTRASIRI, S., PATANAVIBUL, S., HYAKITKOSOL, C., PROMPETCHARA, S., PITHAKARNOP, N. and CHALERMKLIN, P. Pulping and paper making characteristics of fast growing trees. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports 3: 54-56.