Sesbania sesban
| Agro-ecological Zone |
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| All zones |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pruning, Cutting back at young age | No | Deciduous | Uganda |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 500-2000 | 17 to 20 | 100-2300 | Tolerates seasonal or permanently waterlogged soils as well as saline, acidic and alkaline soils |
| Lugishu |
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| Sesbania |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | Prota Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | Firewood, Charcoal, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Gums/Resins | Cropland boundary, Scattered in cropland, Homestead boundary/live fence, Along soil conservation structures | Sesbania sesban | Link | Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. | Link | Live fence, Soil erosion control, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing, Riverbank stabilization, Wind breakSoil fertility improvement through mulch/ leaves | Link |