Cs501 handouts pdf for direct seeding the rows should be free of weeds and the ground should be roughly cultivated. 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. Isolation and characterization of lignin obtained from. In addition, within and between provenance variation in the rooting ability of c. Calliandra calothyrsus can flower within one year of planting. Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily caesalpinioideae. Joy goat development programme brings dairy goats to ugandan rural communities through breeding with an improved buck and subsequent application of selective breeding.
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. Pdf calliandra calothyrsus a multipurpose tree legume for humid. Winrock international institute for agricultural development. Leaves used for fodder and soil fertility enhancement. Calliandra has a fast growing, vigorous root system that develops down to a depth of 1.
In 1936, indonesian foresters planted it in screening trials to evaluate its potential as a shade tree for coffee plantations. This page was last edited on 26 october 2016, at 23. Introduction ecological requirements calliandra calothyrsus. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small, leguminous tree with characteristic pink flowers. It grows in a wide range of climatic and soil conditions, from the sea level to. Jun 18, 2019 calliandra calothyrsus pdf calliandra houstoniana var. In sri lanka, the material that is generally used is of a small diameter and is cut at intervals of a year or. Rumen degradation and in vivo digestibility of dried calliandra calothyrsus leaves. Workshop on seed production and utilization of kaliandra.
Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis nana family. 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. It was formerly included in the legume or pea family, but has recently been shifted into the mimosa family. Where large enough, the wood can be used for small carpentry work, implement handls, frames etc. Calliandra is planted for honey production in indonesia. Calliandra haematocephala, commonly called red powder puff, is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to bolivia. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Powder puff trees, how to grow and care for calliandra.
The flowers are subterminal inflorescences with numerous long, hairlike purple or red stamens. We do not use these to store personal information about you. Pdf potentials of calliandra calothyrsus meissner for. Rooting ability of calliandra calothyrsus leafy stem cuttings. The effects of condensed tannins from desmodium intortum and. The wood of calliandra species is generally of mediumtexture, heavy, hard, strong and easy to work, but not highly lustrous.
The effects of condensed tannins from desmodium intortum. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small leguminous tree or large shrub in the family fabaceae. Its main advantages are that it is easy to grow and manage, grows fast, is tolerant to. Calliandra calothyrsus calliandra, red calliandra family fabaceae mimosoideae.
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. Farmers experiences in the management and utilisation of. It is usually 46 m high but might reach a height of 12 m under favourable conditions. Calliandra calothyrsus pollinator behavior and seed production. Calliandra haematocephala, commonly known as the powder puff tree, is native to south america. Distributed widely in humid and subhumid regions of central america and mexico. 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. A beetle pest, tragocephala guerini white col cerambycidae was observed damaging the branches of calliandra calothyrsus meissner in cameroon, central africa. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small, thornless, often multistemmed shrub. Pdf the purpose of this tropical forestry paper is to provide a summary of the current state of knowledge with regard to c.
Calliandra calothyrsus food and agriculture organization. Calliandra calothyrsus might have a huge potential use in the tropics which are the regions where problems linked to agricultural products are growing. 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. Pdf livelihood impacts of calliandra calothyrsus and. The performance of calliandra under different types and rates of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi inoculation was assessed in the greenhouse using sterilized mabira soils. Under optimum conditions it can attain a height of 12 m and a trunk diameter of 30 cm. A pest on calliandra calothyrsus in cameroon springerlink.
Calliandra calothyrsus is one of the useful fodder shrubs you can grow in your farm. Calliandra calothyrsus red calliandra, powderpuff, kaliandra. Powder puffs grow up to 10 feet tall with an equal spread, but dwarf, 36 foot varieties are also available. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. 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. Kaliandra juga sering dikenal sebagai tanaman perintis karena memiliki viabilitas hidup yang tinggi. It is a thornless leguminous fodder shrub that originated from central america. Significant work was conducted on the taxonomy of calliandra in the 1990s in.
Nov, 2019 calliandra can be either browsed or cutandcarried. Mimosaceae, referred to as calliandra in this paper. Calliandra calliandra calothyrsus is a small leguminous tree that originates from central america and mexico. Calliandra calothyrsus fabaceae mimosoideae meissner world. 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. Kaliandra disebut tanaman pionir karena kemampuannya untuk hidup pada berbagai jenis tanah. Calliandra calothyrsus pdf calliandra houstoniana var. This page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 22. Plant calliandra for fodder and soil fertility the organic. Calliandra calothyrsus is the most widely used species in the genus.
The canopy is dense with alternate, petiolate, bipinnately compound leaves of 1028 cm lengths, which are folding together at night. 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. In uganda, one of the most promising agroforestry tree species is calliandra calothyrsus meissner. 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.
However no information is available concerning structural characteristics and composition lignin from calliandra calothyrsus. Calliandra calothyrsus, a rhizobiumassociated legume, fixes atmospheric nitrogen by forming root nodules. Calliandra calothyrsus is an evergreen shrub growing to 6 m 19ft by 6 m 19ft at a fast rate. Enhanced growth of multipurpose calliandra calliandra. Pdf an agroforestry land use system aimed at improving the productivity of smallholder dairy farms using calliandra calothyrsus and sesbania sesban. This study was conducted to compare the effect of selected arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi genera and their application rates for enhanced calliandra growth in uganda. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Compact variety of calliandra very close related to c. R6535 improving seed production in calliandra calothyrsus. This collection was almost certainly based on introduced material breteler, 1989. Calliandra calothyrsus is naturalised in parts of kenya and tanzania and.
It is used for cooking as well as in small industries. Rhizobium availability is crucial for calliandras growth especially on new sites. Bolivia, costa rica, mesoamericana, nicaragua, vpa common names. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The crop is coppiced at intervals of less than 4 years depending on the size of material required. Calliandra calothyrsus red calliandra world of flowering. Calliandra haematocephala red powder puff plant calliandra varieties. Leafy stem cuttings were propagated successfully in non.
It is an important tree species that can be used as a substitute for commercial dairy meal. Calliandra calothyrsus performes best in lower altitudes file. Kaliandra calliandra callothyrsus as a timber for energy. Native to the western coast of mexico to the northern coast of panama. Effect ofcalliandra calothyrsus ontheyieldandquality ofguinea grass r. Calliandra calothyrsus, a popular agroforestry species for animal fodder and firewood production, can considerably reduce infestation of maize fields with the parasitic weed striga. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It typically grows 1015 tall in its native habitat and is a very popular flowering shrub in central and southern.
Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis nana, dwarf. Chamberlain oxford forestry institute department of plant sciences university of oxford 2001. An agroforestry tree for the humid tropics edited by. An agroforestry tree for the humid tropics edited by j. Calliandra is a large genus of tropical plants that consists of about 200 species of small trees and evergreen, flowering shrubs.
The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 04761 with original publication details. Potentials of calliandra calothyrsus meissner for improving soil fertility and maize performance in the forest savannah transition zone of cameroon. Calliandra calothyrsus was scarcely, or not at all, nodulated by strains from the genus bradyrhizobium lesueur and others 1996a. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the americas. The stems are quite small with a maximum base diameter of about 30 cm, the bark is blackishbrown. Calliandra calothyrsus is nitrogenfixing, and the growth of the species is greatly improved by inoculation with rhizobium lesueur and others 1996a. Jul 12, 2019 calliandra calothyrsus can flower within one year of planting. Calliandra calothyrsus cdacaoverview eppo global database. Arokia robert 1 1research scholar, college of veterinary and animal sciences, mannuthy, thrissur.
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. 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. Calliandra calothyrsus yang berbunga merah, yang bisa tumbuh sampai 46 meter. Use of dried calliandra leaf meal calliandra calothyrsus as a substitute for. Bees visit the flowers in the morning to collect the nectar left after nocturnal flowering. 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. Effect of alley cropping with calliandra calothyrsus semantic scholar. 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. The pests biology and details of the damage on the host plant are described. Guatemala, collected by ofi, uk produced high levels of both leaf and wood calothyrsua multilocation trials, and also shown to have superior nutritive value. Calliandra calothyrsus is a small tree or a large shrub. It was introduced into indonesia in for green manure and as a shade tree, its planting being financially encouraged during the s.
Four dominant genera were isolated from the rhizosphere of. 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. Although the species proved unsuitable for this use in indonesia, farmers on java have planted c. Calliandra calothyrsus demonstrates good coppicing ability and therefore for biomass production, this is the preferred method of management. Effect of calliandra calothyrsus ontheyieldandquality.