tagasaste


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Noun1.tagasaste - shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytesis proliferus
Chamaecytisus, genus Chamaecytisus - small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Screening for plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Chamaecytisus proliferus (tagasaste), a forage tree-shrub legume endemic to the Canary Islands.
Enhanced phosphorus solubilization by bacillus licheniformis CKA1 using central composite design and response surface methodology
Biomass yield, botanical fractions and quality of tagasaste, (Chamaecytisus palmensis) as affected by harvesting interval in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Biomass Production and Nutritional Composition of Moringa oleifera under Different Cutting Frequencies and Planting Spacings
The most common fodder shrub grown on water-repellent sands is tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus), but it requires a specific seeding technique to ensure successful establishment (Wiley 2000) and expensive canopy management to maintain production (Lefroy et al.
Management options for water-repellent soils in Australian dryland agriculture
[10] who examined the effect of Leucaena and tagasaste composts on the production of volatiles from pyrolysis and reported 75wt% production of [H.sub.2] from lignin.
Syngas production from pyrolysis of nine composts obtained from nonhybrid and hybrid perennial grasses
(1997) who found that the OM content was highest in gorse (Ulex europaeus) at the flowering stage followed by tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis).
NUTRITIVE VALUE OF MEDITERRANEAN SHRUBS
Effect of supplementing teff straw with different levels of leucaena or sesbania leaves on the degradability of teff straw, sesbania, leucaena, tagasaste and vernonia and on certain rumen and blood metabolites in Ethiopian Menz sheep.
Effect of partial replacement of concentrates with Barhar (Artocarpus lakocha) leaves on growth performance of kids fed a mixed jungle grass-based diet
Hedges of tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis), which remains in leaf year-round, have been used extensively as windbreaks and shelterbelts in drier regions, and in Australia, they've been used as green firebreaks (used to stop the spread of fire).
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One of their biggest concerns is permaculture's advocacy of non-native species and weeds such as Tagasaste (tree lucerne)--a highly productive perennial grown for animal fodder and for its ability to fix soil nitrogen.
The living culture whose time has come: while permaculture has had a low profile in the West, it has been the key to self-sufficiency for many people in the developing world. Given that climate change and sustainable development are dominating world headlines, the concept is finally beginning to get mainstream recognition in Australia--the home of permaculture. Rachel Sullivan spoke to co-originator David Holmgren

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