SPECIES NAME org
mat
alley
crop
impr
fallow
wood
lot
fuel
wood
crop
shade
wind
break
live
fence
past
impr.
fod-
der
food  orna-
ment
clim.
cond
salt  dry  acid  alka-
line
height
class
Acacia angustissima     >     >   >           S
Acacia auriculiformis               1+ T
Acacia confusa >             1,2+     M
Acacia koa     >               T
Acacia mangium                 1+       T
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius     > > >   >     1,2±     T
Albizia lebbeck > >     >   1,2,3± M
Albizia saman   >   >   > 1+   M
Cajanus cajan > >             1+,2±       S
Calliandra calothyrsus      
    >       M
Dalbergia sissoo       >   > >     1,2±     T
Desmodium rensonii >                       S
Enterolobium cyclocarpum >           1,2+   T
Erythrina berteroana >           1+         M
Erythrina poeppigiana >           1+         M
Flemingia macrophylla   >         >     1+       S
Gliricidia sepium > >   >   1,2+ M
Leucaena diversifolia     >     >     1±,2-       M
Leucaena hybrid KX2 >               1,2+     M
Leucaena leucocephala   >       1,2+       T
Paraserianthes falcataria >               1,2±       T
Pithecellobium dulce               1,2,3+ M
Sesbania grandiflora >               1,2+     M
Sesbania sesban           >       1,2±   S
This table serves as a general guide only. Please refer to the literature for further information.

Selected References
Elevitch, Craig. 1996. Working Trees: Enriching Your Farm with Useful Trees, Holualoa, Hawaii.
Glover, Nancy. Profiles of Select Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Small Farm Planting. NFTA, Waimanalo, Hawaii.
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. 1990. Agroforestry Technology Information Kit, IIRR, New York, New York.
Macklin, Bill et al. 1989. Establishment Guide. NFTA Cooperative Planting Program NFTA, Hawaii.
Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association. 1989-1994. NFT Highlights. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association, Morrilton, Arkansas, USA.
Tripathi, Bansh R. et al. 1992. Alley Farming Training Manual, Volume I: Core Course in Alley Farming, Ibadan, Nigeria.

 Key
* = experience for this purpose
> = potential for this purpose

Uses
org mat = organic matter for fertilizer and mulch
alley crop = used in alley cropping systems
impr. fallow = used to enrich fallow
wood lot = wood suitable for building, crafts
fuel wood = wood suitable for burning as fuel
crop shade = good shade tree for crops or pasture
windbreak = good component of a windbreak
live fence = component in living fence, fence posts
past. impr. = pasture improvement in silvopasture
fodder = animal fodder uses
food = food uses for people
ornament = particularly ornamental
 Climatic conditions:
1 = >1000mm mean annual rainfall
2 = 500-1000mm mean annual rainfall
3 = <500 mm mean annual rainfall
+ = mean annual temperature greater than 20°C
- = mean annual temperature less than 20°C

Tolerances
salt = tolerates saline conditions
dry = tolerates drought, arid conditions
acid = tolerates acid soils
alkaline = tolerates alkaline soils

Height Class (approximate at 12 years growth)
S = short, height to 5 meters
M = medium, height 5-15 meters
T = tall, height greater than 15 meters

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