Nitrogen-fixing trees such as calliandra hold particular promise for supplementing current reforestation efforts.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

Honey from calliandra flowers has a bittersweet flavor.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

There is a possibility that calliandra can become weedy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Commercial experience with calliandra is restricted to Java.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Recommendations and Research Needs] Reference

Apparently calliandra wood is suitable for pulp and papermaking.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

In many parts of Java calliandra wood has become a favorite fuel.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

In this way calliandra is of daily benefit to the nearby villages.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

Nevertheless, to the villagers on Java, calliandra is a useful plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Introduction and Summary] Reference

So far, attempts at propagating calliandra using cuttings have failed.    From Wordnik.com.  [4 Production and Management] Reference

As noted, calliandra establishes symbioses with rhizobial microorganisms.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 The Plant] Reference

In the first, calliandra seeds are planted in plastic bags filled with topsoil.    From Wordnik.com.  [4 Production and Management] Reference

In Indonesia calliandra has so far been free of any serious pests and diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 The Plant] Reference

Research is also needed to quantify the soil improvement capacity of calliandra.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Recommendations and Research Needs] Reference

Under these conditions calliandra often forms low, bushy thickets only 1-3 m high.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 The Plant] Reference

Limitations So far, the only extensive experience with calliandra has been on Java.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Introduction and Summary] Reference

On denuded watersheds in the tropics calliandra should prove particularly valuable.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Introduction and Summary] Reference

The following observations have been made on the composition of calliandra forage: +.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

Farmers in East Java sometimes rotate agricultural crops with calliandra plantations.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

Indonesian rural communities frequently cut calliandra leaves to feed their livestock.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

In 1974 each was given a few seeds of calliandra and other fast-growing trees to plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

The contribution of calliandra cultivation to village economies should also be assessed.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Recommendations and Research Needs] Reference

Silvicultural research on calliandra species is needed, especially in the following areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Recommendations and Research Needs] Reference

Much information on calliandra is in internal Indonesian reports and is not easily accessible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

For example, it will plant stands of calliandra close to villages to provide forage and firewood.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

Today Javanese cultivate calliandra widely, often intercropping it with fruit trees and vegetables.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

Altough not widely tested as a forage source, calliandra foliage contains up to 22 percent protein.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Introduction and Summary] Reference

The panel recommends that calliandra researchers immediately publish two documents about the plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Recommendations and Research Needs] Reference

Today people plant calliandra for themselves, and the plant can be seen in villages throughout Java.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

Here, local village leaders told their visiting counterparts about calliandra and its value to their people.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

They were interested in calliandra and other legumes as possible green manures or shade trees in coffee plantations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

Perum Perhutani now uses calliandra to foster a cooperative relationship between villagers and the surrounding forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

The corporation also pays villagers to collect calliandra seed, which is then used for planting elsewhere in and outside Java.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

The MA-LU program also oversees the distribution of tree species other than calliandra and is involved in additional forestry extension.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

If they collect three stacked-meters of calliandra wood for the corporation, they receive a fourth stacked-meter of wood for themselves.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Calliandra and Java's Greening Movement] Reference

At most sites the panel met with local foresters and village chiefs and was able to see calliandra in use in forest and village situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

calliandra calothyrsus (calliandra).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

These symbioses make calliandra very adaptable.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 The Plant] Reference

Examples are: calliandra.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

calliandra calothyrsus calliandra.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Introduction] Reference

40-60% calliandra (NAS 1983).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference