Studies on the Growth of Leucaena leucocephala.-3. Production under Grazing in the New Guinea Lowlands.

Abstract

Under a six-week grazing cycle over a nine-month period at Erap in the Markham Valley, the Peru strain of Leucaena produced an estimated 11,000 lb of dry matter per acre. On the basis of other results from the same site this could be expected to have a crude protein content of 21 per cent. Yield responded markedly to increased rainfall, and during the wet season grazing would need to be more frequent than every 6 weeks to keep Leucaena under control.