Fuel and Forage Production from <I>Leucaena leucocephala</I> under Farm Forestry

Abstract

Fuel and forage production from farm forestry plantation of Leucaena feucocephala at 4 and 5 years of age in the second rotation indicated double production compared to the first one. The mean annual increment showed a higher rate at 5 years of harvest compared to the 4 year one. The plant type gave a highly variable performance due to which there was wide difference between the two durations of harvest. Thus, upto 27.38 t/row km of firewood and 2.58 t/row km of dry forage could be produced in this system adding an additional resource to the rural set up.