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and increased labour demand for establishment and up-rooting of
shrubs.

Examples of species

Nitrogen-fixing shrubs which are easy to propagate and which have a
short lifespan and relatively small root system are
desirable. Sesbania spp. (katurai) and Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) are
promising.

Trees along roads and paths

Spatial arrangement
Trees are commonly planted along small rural roads and paths. This
practice is similar to boundary planting, but the competition aspect is
less important since the land is not cultivated, at least on one side.
Quite often land between the homestead and a road or path can be set
aside for trees, and then there is little or no competition with crops
since the cultivated land is not adjacent to the area with trees.

Trees can be planted in one or several rows, on one or both sides of
the road or path.

Plate 21a: Trees along roads