Species
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LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA
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Family
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FABACEAE
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Common Name
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SUBABUL
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Locality Factors
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Altitude
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0 TO 1500 M
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Mean Annual Rainfall
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650 - 3000 MM
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Mean Annual Temperature
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15°C TO 36°C
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Soil Type
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CALCAREOUS SOILSSALINE SOILS
AND ON ALKALINE SOILS UP TO PH 8
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Phenology
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Flowering
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TWO FLOWERING SEASON JULY – NOVEMBER
FEBRUARY – MAY
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Fruit Ripening
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DECEMBER JUNE
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Silvicultural Characters
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STRONG LIGHT DEMANDER VIGOROUS
COPPICER MODERATE FROST TENDERDROUGHT RESISTANCE
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Nursery Techniques
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Seed
Propagation
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SEEDS ARE TREATED WITH
CONCENTRATED SULPHURIC ACID AND SOWN DIRECTLY IN THE POLY BAG3 – 4 MONTHS OLD
SEEDLINGS ARE READY FOR PLANTING
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VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
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SEEDS SOWN IN MOTHER BED
GERMINATIONS STARTS AFTER 3RD WEEK9 – 12 MONTHS OLD SEEDLINGS
ARE LIFTED FOR STUMPPREPARATION
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