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MULTIPURPOSE TREE [4 records]

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Record 1 2002-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Ecosystems
DEF

Species providing several different products and benefits, such as timber, fuelwood, fodder, shelter and soil improvement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Arbre ou arbuste cultivé pour plus d'un usage, produit ou service.

Key term(s)
  • arbre à usages multiples

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
  • Ecosistemas
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Record 2 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
CONT

P. cineraria is a genuine multipurpose species. It yields excellent firewood and produces high-quality charcoal. The wood is hard and reasonably durable with a variety of small timber uses. The foliage provides nutritious fodder, maximum yields being produced when the trees are pollarded on a three-year rotation. Palatability is good. The pods also provide good fodder, and when young, are a popular vegetable in the human diet in parts of India and Pakistan. In times of famine the bark of the tree is pounded into flour and made into cakes. The bark yields edible gums, is used locally in leather tanning, and is reported to be used to treat scorpion stings and snake bites. The flowers are valuable in honey production.

Key term(s)
  • multipurpose tree species

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Une chance nouvelle s'offre-t-elle au châtaignier? Les multiples utilisations d'une espèce polyvalente.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Avert desertification process throughout Africa through planting of trees; promote environment conservation and sustainable development; promote indigenous trees and shrubs; promote planting of multipurpose trees with special reference to nutritional requirements of man and his livestock; encourage soil conservation and land reclamation through tree planting; develop methods for rational land use; create self-employment opportunities, especially for handicapped persons; create income-generating activity for rural women; develop a reliable methodology for rural development

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Seeks to help Third World nations combat hunger, poverty, and environmental deterioration by planting multipurpose trees, chiefly Leucaena.(The Leucaena is a tropical or sub-tropical nitrogen-fixing tree used for lumber, fuel, food, and fodder. These trees may grow as much as 20 feet per year, and thus can be harvested for their leaves and cut for firewood again and again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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