The effects of condensed tannins from desmodium intortum and. Joy goat development programme brings dairy goats to ugandan rural communities through breeding with an improved buck and subsequent application of selective breeding. Ctfree centrusema pubescens was also fed for comparison with the ct legumes, and each legume was included 300 gkg dm in a basal diet of. Calliandra calothyrsus calliandra, red calliandra family fabaceae mimosoideae.
Calliandra calliandra calothyrsus is a small leguminous tree that originates from central america and mexico. In sri lanka, the material that is generally used is of a small diameter and is cut at intervals of a year or. Used in agroforestry systems, it yields many products fuelwood, fodder, fibre, honey, shellac and provides services shade, erosion control, weed control, soil improvement, as an ornamental plant, etc. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license.
Plant calliandra for fodder and soil fertility the organic. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Cs501 handouts pdf for direct seeding the rows should be free of weeds and the ground should be roughly cultivated. Where large enough, the wood can be used for small carpentry work, implement handls, frames etc. Its main advantages are that it is easy to grow and manage, grows fast, is tolerant to. Calliandra calothyrsus is shrub or a small tree 212 m high, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm, with white to red brown bark and a dense canopy.
The wood of calliandra species is generally of mediumtexture, heavy, hard, strong and easy to work, but not highly lustrous. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small leguminous tree native to central america and mexico, but cultivated widely throughout the humid tropics for the provision of fuelwood, livestock fodder and shade in small farming communities. In 1936, indonesian foresters planted it in screening trials to evaluate its potential as a shade tree for coffee plantations. A pot experiment with calliandra green manure showed a reduction in the presence of the, for this area, most important agricultural pest with almost 70% table 2. Pdf potentials of calliandra calothyrsus meissner for. Potentials of calliandra calothyrsus meissner for improving soil fertility and maize performance in the forest savannah transition zone of cameroon. Plant calliandra for fodder and soil fertility the. General information about calliandra calothyrsus cdaca this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Native to the western coast of mexico to the northern coast of panama. We do not use these to store personal information about you. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the americas. Calliandra calothyrsus is nitrogenfixing, and the growth of the species is greatly improved by inoculation with rhizobium lesueur and others 1996a. Calliandra calothyrsus, a popular agroforestry species for animal fodder and firewood production, can considerably reduce infestation of maize fields with the parasitic weed striga.
Calliandra haematocephala, commonly known as the powder puff tree, is native to south america. A pest on calliandra calothyrsus in cameroon springerlink. Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis nana family. In addition, within and between provenance variation in the rooting ability of c. Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily caesalpinioideae. Rumen degradation and in vivo digestibility of dried calliandra calothyrsus leaves. Four dominant genera were isolated from the rhizosphere of. Calliandra haematocephala, commonly called red powder puff, is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to bolivia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This page was last edited on 26 october 2016, at 23.
Under optimum conditions it can attain a height of 12 m and a trunk diameter of 30 cm. It is a thornless leguminous fodder shrub that originated from central america. The effects of condensed tannins from desmodium intortum. Leaves used for fodder and soil fertility enhancement. It is usually 46 m high but might reach a height of 12 m under favourable conditions.
The performance of calliandra under different types and rates of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi inoculation was assessed in the greenhouse using sterilized mabira soils. Calliandra calothyrsus pdf calliandra houstoniana var. Calliandra calothyrsus cdacaoverview eppo global database. Sep 12, 2019 calliandra calothyrsus might have a huge potential use in the tropics which are the regions where problems linked to agricultural products are growing. In uganda, one of the most promising agroforestry tree species is calliandra calothyrsus meissner. Chamberlain oxford forestry institute department of plant sciences university of oxford 2001. Effect of alley cropping with calliandra calothyrsus semantic scholar. Calliandra is planted for honey production in indonesia. The stems are quite small with a maximum base diameter of about 30 cm, the bark is blackishbrown. A factorial experiment was conducted to study the effects of condensed tannins ct from the tropical legumes desmodium intorturn and calliandra calothyrsus on the digestion and utilization of protein and carbohydrate in sheep and goats. An agroforestry tree for the humid tropics edited by j. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. R6535 improving seed production in calliandra calothyrsus. Pdf the purpose of this tropical forestry paper is to provide a summary of the current state of knowledge with regard to c.
However no information is available concerning structural characteristics and composition lignin from calliandra calothyrsus. Powder puff trees, how to grow and care for calliandra powder. Calliandra calothyrsus is one of the useful fodder shrubs you can grow in your farm. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small, leguminous tree with characteristic pink flowers. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small, thornless, often multistemmed shrub. A beetle pest, tragocephala guerini white col cerambycidae was observed damaging the branches of calliandra calothyrsus meissner in cameroon, central africa. Jul 12, 2019 calliandra calothyrsus can flower within one year of planting. Calliandra calothyrsus red calliandra world of flowering. Enhanced growth of multipurpose calliandra calliandra.
Calliandra calothyrsus performes best in lower altitudes calliandra calliandra calothyrsus were harvested and fed either fresh frozen f or dried d as a supplement 200 g dry matter dm to sheep n 4 given barley straw ad libitum in metabolism cages in a controlledenvironment animal house. The effects of condensed tannins from desmodium intortum and calliandra calothyrsus on protein and carbohydrate digestion in sheep and goats volume 76 issue 4 r. Nov, 2019 calliandra can be either browsed or cutandcarried. Rooting ability of calliandra calothyrsus leafy stem cuttings.
Kaliandra juga sering dikenal sebagai tanaman perintis karena memiliki viabilitas hidup yang tinggi. Calliandra calothyrsus, is a thorn less, small, perennial, shrub grows to 46 m high, with diameter of trunk up to 30 cm with whitereddish brown bark. The canopy is dense with alternate, petiolate, bipinnately compound leaves of 1028 cm lengths, which are folding together at night. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 04761 with original publication details. Calliandra calothyrsus can flower within one year of planting.
Kaliandra disebut tanaman pionir karena kemampuannya untuk hidup pada berbagai jenis tanah. The flowers are subterminal inflorescences with numerous long, hairlike purple or red stamens. Leafy stem cuttings were propagated successfully in non. Calliandra haematocephala red powder puff plant calliandra varieties. It was formerly included in the legume or pea family, but has recently been shifted into the mimosa family. Calliandra calothyrsus performes best in lower altitudes file. Manawadu department ofanimal science, faculty ofagriculture, university ofruhuna, mapalana, kamburupitiya abstract afield experiment was conducted to determine the associative effects of panicum maximum guinea a when grown in association with calliandra. Distributed widely in humid and subhumid regions of central america and mexico. Calliandra is a large genus of tropical plants that consists of about 200 species of small trees and evergreen, flowering shrubs. Pdf calliandra calothyrsus a multipurpose tree legume for humid. The crop is coppiced at intervals of less than 4 years depending on the size of material required. Arokia robert 1 1research scholar, college of veterinary and animal sciences, mannuthy, thrissur.
This study was conducted to compare the effect of selected arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi genera and their application rates for enhanced calliandra growth in uganda. Calliandra calothyrsus food and agriculture organization. Compact variety of calliandra very close related to c. Calliandra calothyrsus pollinator behavior and seed production. Calliandra has a fast growing, vigorous root system that develops down to a depth of 1.
It is an important tree species that can be used as a substitute for commercial dairy meal. Calliandra calothyrsus demonstrates good coppicing ability and therefore for biomass production, this is the preferred method of management. Significant work was conducted on the taxonomy of calliandra in the 1990s in. Pdf livelihood impacts of calliandra calothyrsus and. Jun 18, 2019 calliandra calothyrsus pdf calliandra houstoniana var. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small tree or a large shrub. Mimosaceae, referred to as calliandra in this paper. It is used for cooking as well as in small industries. Although the species proved unsuitable for this use in indonesia, farmers on java have planted c. It is native to the tropics of central america where its typical habitat is wet tropical forests or seasonally dry forests with a dry season of four to seven months, when it may become deciduous. Pdf an agroforestry land use system aimed at improving the productivity of smallholder dairy farms using calliandra calothyrsus and sesbania sesban.
It was the aim of this study to determine if calliandra calothyrsus could be vegetatively propagated in a lowtech nonmist propagation environment suitable for the rural tropics. It typically grows 1015 tall in its native habitat and is a very popular flowering shrub in central and southern. Rhizobium availability is crucial for calliandras growth especially on new sites. Calliandra calothyrsus fabaceae mimosoideae meissner world. It grows in a wide range of climatic and soil conditions, from the sea level to. Use of dried calliandra leaf meal calliandra calothyrsus as a substitute for. Calliandra calothyrsus might have a huge potential use in the tropics which are the regions where problems linked to agricultural products are growing. It was introduced in indonesia to provide shade in coffee plantations, but the tree has now proved more useful for other purposes such as fodder, fuelwood and land reclamation. Calliandra calothyrsus yang berbunga merah, yang bisa tumbuh sampai 46 meter. Farmers experiences in the management and utilisation of. Calliandra calothyrsus is naturalised in parts of kenya and tanzania and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Introduction ecological requirements calliandra calothyrsus. An agroforestry tree for the humid tropics edited by.
Guatemala, collected by ofi, uk produced high levels of both leaf and wood calothyrsua multilocation trials, and also shown to have superior nutritive value. Powder puff trees, how to grow and care for calliandra. Calliandra calothyrsus, a rhizobiumassociated legume, fixes atmospheric nitrogen by forming root nodules. Isolation and characterization of lignin obtained from. Powder puffs grow up to 10 feet tall with an equal spread, but dwarf, 36 foot varieties are also available. Bees visit the flowers in the morning to collect the nectar left after nocturnal flowering. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small leguminous tree or large shrub in the family fabaceae. Effect of calliandra calothyrsus ontheyieldandquality. Kaliandra calliandra callothyrsus as a timber for energy.
This collection was almost certainly based on introduced material breteler, 1989. This page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 22. It was introduced into indonesia in for green manure and as a shade tree, its planting being financially encouraged during the s. The pests biology and details of the damage on the host plant are described. Workshop on seed production and utilization of kaliandra.
Calliandra calothyrsus was scarcely, or not at all, nodulated by strains from the genus bradyrhizobium lesueur and others 1996a. Effect ofcalliandra calothyrsus ontheyieldandquality ofguinea grass r. Calliandra calothyrsus is the most widely used species in the genus. Calliandra calothyrsus red calliandra, powderpuff, kaliandra.