Subject: "furniture" / Journal: Agroforestry systems / Publication Year: 2001 / Subject: nitrogen-fixing trees / Text Availability: Citation in PubAg

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Author:: Felker, P.; Lopez, C.; Soulier, C.; Ochoa, J.; Abdala, R.; Ewens, M.
Source:: Agroforestry systems 2001 v.53 no.1 pp. 65-76
ISSN:: 0167-4366
Subject:: furniture, etc ; Prosopis alba; Prosopis pallida; agroforestry; biomass production; clones; elite trees; equations; flavor; fuelwood; genetic improvement; genetic variation; heritability; lumber; nitrogen-fixing trees; pods; progeny; provenance; rootstocks; scions; semiarid zones; taste; tree growth; Argentina; Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:: ... Algarrobo (Prosopis alba) is an important nitrogen-fixing tree adapted to the semiarid regions of northwestern Argentina. The tree provides fuelwood and dimensionally stable lumber for flooring and furniture; its pods that have a high sugar content are consumed by livestock and humans. P. alba has been one of the most heavily harvested species. This paper reports on the evaluation of a nine-year-o ...
DOI:: 10.1023/A:1012016319629
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012016319629