KIAWE: A TREE CROP IN HAWAII
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Tree Crops Journal
- Vol. 1 (2-3) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01435698.1980.9752722
Abstract
The kiawe tree (Prosopis pallida) has been greatly valued in Hawaii, as a source of fodder for livestock and honeybees and for its timber and charcoal, since it was first introduced there in 1838. In recent years the rise of the tourist industry has considerably reduced the area of kiawe woodlands, amounting to 60 730 ha in 1961. The development of a multiple-use management programme for the remaining woodlands would be very attractive economically. Kiawe has potential for cultivation in arid coastal environments with saline soils and rainfall that may not exceed 254 mm per annum.Keywords
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