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Article

The Paradox of the Alien Plant Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata (Rose) S. Zárate in Sicily: Another Threat for the Native Flora or a Valuable Resource?

by
Emilio Badalamenti
1,
Salvatore Pasta
2,
Giovanna Sala
1,*,
Valentina Catania
3,
Paola Quatrini
3 and
Tommaso La Mantia
1
1
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 13 Ed.4, Ingr. H, 90128 Palermo, Italy
2
Institute of BioSciences and BioResources (IBBR), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Unit of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
3
Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies—STEBICEF—University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Plant Biol. 2020, 11(1), 8637; https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2020.8637
Submission received: 20 May 2020 / Revised: 28 July 2020 / Accepted: 28 July 2020 / Published: 16 November 2020

Abstract

With this contribution, an updated picture of the rapid expansion of Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata in Sicily is provided. On the one hand, this is a quite worrying sign, as this woody species figures among the world’s worst invasive alien species. On the other hand, the species shows interesting potential for production purposes (for wood, biomass and for feeding livestock), also considering its nitrogen fixation ability. Consequently, the two opposite options to cope with this species, i.e. cultivation and control/eradication, should accurately take into account the possible uses as well as its invasive behaviou.
Keywords: invasive species; biomass; wood; fast-growing trees; Mediterranean invasive species; biomass; wood; fast-growing trees; Mediterranean

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Badalamenti, E.; Pasta, S.; Sala, G.; Catania, V.; Quatrini, P.; La Mantia, T. The Paradox of the Alien Plant Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata (Rose) S. Zárate in Sicily: Another Threat for the Native Flora or a Valuable Resource? Int. J. Plant Biol. 2020, 11, 8637. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2020.8637

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Badalamenti E, Pasta S, Sala G, Catania V, Quatrini P, La Mantia T. The Paradox of the Alien Plant Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata (Rose) S. Zárate in Sicily: Another Threat for the Native Flora or a Valuable Resource? International Journal of Plant Biology. 2020; 11(1):8637. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2020.8637

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Badalamenti, Emilio, Salvatore Pasta, Giovanna Sala, Valentina Catania, Paola Quatrini, and Tommaso La Mantia. 2020. "The Paradox of the Alien Plant Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata (Rose) S. Zárate in Sicily: Another Threat for the Native Flora or a Valuable Resource?" International Journal of Plant Biology 11, no. 1: 8637. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2020.8637

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