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: US$7 per volume plus shipping/handling. ************************************************* International Workshop on the Genus Calliandra Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports Special Issue, 1996 Table of Contents Botany and Taxonomy of Calliandra Calliandra taxonomy and distribution, with particular reference to the series Racemosae Duncan Macqueen 1 Historical introduction of Calliandra in Indonesia Soedarsono Riswan 18 Calliandra Biology and Seed Production Calliandra seed production—a problem or not ? J. R. Chamberlain and R. J. Rajaselvam 29 Calliandra calothyrsus pollinator behavior and seed production J. R. Chamberlain and R. J. Rajaselvam 34 Reproductive biology of Calliandra calothyrsus in relation to its seed production in Sri Lanka R. J. Rajaselvam, H. P. M. Gunasena, and J. R. Chamberlain 41 Some aspects of floral biology and seed production in exotic Calliandra calothyrsus at Maseno, Kenya D. J. Boland and B. Owour 49 Study of the Calliandra calothyrsus–Rhizobium nitrogen fixing symbiosis D. Lesueur, J. Tassin, M. P. Enilorac, J.M. Sarrailh, and R. Peltier 62 Nodulation and nitrogen fixation by Calliandra calothyrsus N. D. Purwantari, P. J. Dart, and R. A. Date 77 Nitrogen fixation by Calliandra calothyrsus in the field N. D. Purwantari, M. B. Peoples, P. J. Dart, and R. A. Date 83 Importance of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for establishing Calliandra calothyrsus T. M. Ibrahim, B. Palmer, and A. V. Spain 89 Evaluation and Use of Calliandra Species The international calliandra network coordinated by the Oxford Forestry Institute Alan Pottinger 97 Culture and uses of Calliandra calothrysus in Indonesia Junus Kartasubrata 101 Traditional uses and potential of the genus Calliandra in Mexico and Central America Rodrigo Arias A. and Duncan J. Macqueen 108 Calliandra, a panacea for New Caledonia ? J. M. Sarrailh, C. Corniaux, L. Desvals, and S. Lebel 115 Adaptability trials with Calliandra calothyrsus in Vietnam Hoang Xyan Ty 120 Trial of Calliandra calothyrsus provenances from tropical Latin America in Bandung, Indonesia E. Hernawan, Y. Hidayat, and Junus Kartasubrata 127 Calliandra for community development in Sulawesi A. Mapatoba Sila 134 Management and utilization of Calliandra calothrysus in coconut plantations M. de S. Liyanage and H. A. Abeysoma 137 Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows in a land conservation project in Indonesia Adji Setijoprodjo 144 Provenance evaluation of Calliandra calothyrsus in the humid lowlands of Cameroon B. Duguma and M. Mollet 147 Improving soil physical properties with calliandra hedgerows in Reunion Island J. Tassin, S. Perret, R. Michellon, R. Cattet, and D. Lesueur 164 Recommendations for establishing and managing Calliandra calothyrsus as a fodder resource in Jamaica James M. Roshetko, D. O. Lantagne, M. A. Gold, B. Morikawa, and S. Krecik 168 Calliandra for Animal Production Calliandra calothyrsus forage for the tropics—a current assessment Brian Palmer and T. M. Ibrahim 183 Experience with Calliandra calothyrsus as a feed for livestock in Africa R. T. Paterson, R. L. Roothaert, O. Z. Nyatta, E. Akeyeampong, and L. Hove 195 Utilization and nutritive value of Calliandra calothrysus for forage: a review of research at the University of Queensland H. M. Shelton, B. W. Norton, B. F. Mullen, R. C. Gutteridge, and P. J. Dart 210 Condensed tannins in Calliandra calothyrsus and their effects on feeding value Roger Merkel, K. R. Pond, J. C. Burns, and D. S. Fisher 222 The potential of Calliandra calothyrsus as a fodder tree on acidic Nitosols of the southern, western, and southwestern highlands of Ethiopia Kashay Berhe and M. A. Mohamed-Saleem 234 Use of Calliandra calothyrsus leaf meal as a substitute for coconut oil meal for ruminants A. N. F. Perera and E. R. K. Perera 245 Nutritive value and degradation characteristics of Callindra calothyrsus provenances A. N. F. Perera, E. R. K. Perera, and H. P. M. Gunasena 251 Working Group Reports Botany and ecology 261 Seed collection and production 261 Establishment 262 Agroforestry systems 262 Fodder production systems 263 Conference participants 265