Ipil-Ipil           Leucaena leucocephala or diversifolia

• It is originated from mexico, Peru etc.
• It is exotic legume species.
• It grows best below 1000 meter altitude, but can be grown up to 1400 meter (diversifolia).
• Soil having less than 5 P^H value is not suitable for Ipil-Ipil.
• It is also multipurpose species producing fodder, fuel wood and small timber, and improving soil.
• Fodder is highly nutritive with 55-70% digestible nutrients.
• It is propagated by seeds.
• Rhizobium inoculation gives good growth and production.
• For fuel wood and fodder, it is closely planted maintaining 1 x 1 row to row and plant to plant distances. In agroforestry systems, row to row distance should be 4-5 meters and plant to plant distance 1-2 meters.
• It can be managed by lopping and pollarding.