Productivity of Permanent Pastures Located at Different Altitudes

Abstract

This work studies the yielding and grazing capacity of some permanent pastures located in Banat’s Mountains, at 236 – 1300 m altitude. The mean results achieved showed that the yield difference between the minimal altitude level (236 m) and the maximal one (1300 m) is 0.93 t/ha DM. This difference leads to the conclusion that the yield of the permanent pastures located in the studied area decreases with 0.87 kg/ha DM (about 0.5 t/ha fresh mass) for each 100 m of altitude.

Keywords

• altitude
• grazing capacity
• yield