Bwa-yo - Société Audubon Haiti

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There is continued need to assess the progeny from the K636 and KX3 seed production
stands for levels ofpod production, segregation, and outcrossing rates, as these
varieties are tested across sites in hedgerows and as single-stemmed trees. Decline in
hybrid vigor of the KX3 and the genetic maintenance of pure L. leucocephala subsp.
glabrata in close proximity with other Leucaena species and subspecies is the challenge
of future germplasm improvement activities. A wider genetic base at both the species
and subspecies levels is also necessary to secure the future ofthe species and ofthe people
who have come to depend on the tree. In addition to the germplasm that is already
in Haiti, it is wise to continue importing new diversity for specific end-purposes.