Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net) Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development 38 Winrock Drive Morrilton AR 72110 Phone: 501-727-5435 Fax: 501-727-5417 Internet: forestry@winrock.org ************************************************************ FACT NET CANNOT PROVIDE COPIES OF ARTICLES. Price for FACT Net is US$5 per volume plus shipping/handling. ************************************************************ Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, Volume 5, 1987 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS INVOLVING SEVERAL NFT GENERA p.1 CHINA Zhou, Xiang-quan and Su-feng Han. A preliminary study on the taxonomic position of root nodule bacteria from tree legumes. p. 1 INDIA Misra, C.M. and S.L. Singh. Ecological evaluation of certain leguminous trees for agro-forestry. p. 5 PAKISTAN Hussain, A., A. Hussain, F.A. Chughtai and M.B. Butt. Effect of leucaena and sesbania leaf manuring on crop growth and physio-chemical properties of soil. p. 6 Hussain, A. and M. Khalid. Evaluation of nitrogen fixing trees at Faisalabad. p. 8 USA Raharjo, Yono C. and Peter R. Cheeke. Utilization of Gliricidia sepium and Sesbania grandiflora by rabbits. p. 9 Section 2. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS INVOLVING ONE NFT GENUS p. 12 ACACIA Anderson, D.M.W. The future prospects for gum arabic -the exudante from Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. and related species. p. 12 Gavina, L.D. and M.U. Garcia. Comparative study on the growth and nodulation of four species of Acacia (auriculiformis, mangium, aulacocarpa and mearnsii) in grassland soil under nursery conditions. p. 14 Jindal, S.K., N.L. Kackar and K.R. Solanki. Inter-relationship between shoot dry weight and components in Acacia senegal progeny. p. 16 Seibert, B. and I. Kuncoro. Rehabilitation of Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. grassland with Acacia mangium Willd. p. 18 Sniezki, R.A. Range-wide provenance variation in nodulation of Acacia albida seedlings. p. 20 Voss, R.L., Soetarse Priasukmana, J. Tangketasik and Daud Leppe. Acacia mangium in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. p. 22 ALBIZIA Dalmacio, Marcelino V. Relationship between some site factors and growth of Albizia falcataria (L.) fosb. p. 26 CASUARINA Braza, Ricardo D. An undetermined stem-girdling insect attacking agoho, Casuarina equisetifolia Forst., in the Philippines. p. 29 Merwin, Miles. Casuarina field trials in California. p. 31 CYCAS Chang, Kun-Piao. Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by nodules of Cycas taiwaniana Carruthers. p. 33 DALEA Ferrera-Cerrato, R. and V. Lara-Fernandez. Effect of six vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on a forage legume (Dalea bicolor) from Mexican arid an d sermi-arid zones. p. 37 GLIRICIDIA Atta-Krah, A.N. Variability in initial growth and leaf coloration to initiation of nodulation in uninoculated accessions of Gliricidia sepium. p. 39 Kass, Donald L., Mario Jimenez H. and Yael's Camacho H. Second year results of alley cropping with Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud on an Oxic Dystropept in San Carlos, Costa Rica. p. 42 Raharjo, Yono C., P.R. Cheeke, G.H. Arscott, J.M. Burke and N. Glover. Performance of broiler chicks fed Gliricidia leaf meal. p. 44 Schmidt, D.R. and Asep Saefuddin. Response of gliricidia and leucaena to potassium and lime. p. 46 Sriskandarajah, N. Forage yield from Gliricidia sepium in Papua New Guinea. p. 49 PROSOPIS Shekhawat, N.S. and A. Kackar. Protoplasts of Prosopis cineraria: Isolation and culture. p. 51 ROBINIA Boring, L.R. , D.L. White and B.L. Haines. Litterfall and throughfall nitrogen transfers in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and pine-hardwood stands. p. 54 Davis, J.M. and D.E. Keathley. Toward efficient clonal propagation of mature black locust trees using tissue culture. p. 57 SESBANIA Aziz, Taufiqul and M. Habte. Response of Sesbania grandiflora to soil-applied Demosan. p. 59 Hussain, A., M. Arshad and A. Hussain. Effect of ascorbic acid and sucrose on seed germination of Sesbania aculeata at different salinity levels. p. 61 Hussain, A. and M. Ibrahim. Evaluation of sesbania leaves applied as a green manure supplement to inorganic fertilizers. p. 63 Section 3. REVIEWS OF PUBLICATIONS p. 65 3-1. Proceedings of a Workshop on Biological and Genetic Control Strategies for the Leucaena Psyllid. NFTA p. 65 3-2. Multipurpose Australian Trees and Shrubs: Lesser known Species for Fuelwood and Agroforestry. John Turnbull, editor. p. 65 3-3. Agroforestry in Australia and New Zealand. R. Reid and Geoff Wilson. p. 66 3-4. Sesbania in Agriculture. D. Evans and P. Rotar. p. 66 3-5. Reforestation in Arid Lands. F. Weber and C. Stoney. p. 67 3-6. Let There Be Forest. A. and C. Krochrnal. p. 68 3-7. Agroforestry in Haiti. M. Ashley. p. 68 3-8. Living Yam Poles. M. Benge. p. 69 3-9. A Forester's Guide for Community Involvement in Upland Conservation. J. French and R. Gecolea. p. 59 3-10. Group Training in Social Forestry. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University. 70 3-11. Advantages and Disadvantages of Nitrogen Fixing Trees in Agroforestry Cropping Systems. D. Evans. p. 70 3-12. Increasing Productivity of Multipurpose Species. J. Burley and J.L. Stewart. p.71 3-13. IUFRO Conference: A Joint Meeting of Working Parties on Breeding Theory, Progeny Testing and Seed Orchards. IUFRO p. 71 3-14. Silvicultura de Especies Promisorias para Produccion de Lena in America Central. CATIE. p. 71 Section 4. SPECIES AND SUBJECT INDEX p. 73 Section 5. SOURCES FOR RESEARCH AND COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES OF NFT SEEDS p. 75 Section 6. A LIST OF NFTA ASSOCIATES p. 81 6.1 Associates in the United States. p. 82 6.2 Associates in Other Industrialized Nations. p. 89 6.3 Associates in Non-Industrialized Nations. p. 93