Turkish Journal of Forestry (Nov 2015)
A research on the hay yield and botanical composition of the Zengi Rangeland in Isparta
Abstract
This research was conducted in Zengi Rangeland, in the vegetation period of 2012. The Zengi Rangeland is located within Isparta/Sütçüler district boundaries and its average altitude about 1280 meters and slope is about 5%. During the research, while characteristics of the vegetation in the area that covered by plants, botanical composition, aboveground/underground biomass and rangeland condition have been handled have been examined. Transect and quadrat methods were used in order to determine the rangeland flora of the case study area. A general soil characteristic of the research area has been examined and texture class has been found as a clayey texture. It has been figured out that soil is in good level with the following features; slightly alkaline with the amount of pH 7.83, more chalky with the rate of 17.5%, with 3.76% of organic matter. In the research area 122 taxa belonging to 30 families have been detected. The families that have much taxa are as follows in order; Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Lamiaceae. The plant cover area was identified as 21.75% of total area. Additionally, the botanical composition of rangeland consists of 63.51% of Poaceae, 16.39% Fabaceae and other family 20.10%. The aboveground and underground biomass yields were calculated as 475.45 kg/da and 700.40 kg/da, respectively. The rangeland condition was established as poor.
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