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GRASS PRODUCTIVITY AND CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE CHOLISTAN DESERT RANGELANDS | |
Rafay, Muhammad1; Abdullah, Muhammad1; Hussain, Tanveer1; Ruby, Tahira2; Qureshi, Rahmatullah3 | |
通讯作者 | Qureshi, Rahmatullah |
来源期刊 | PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
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ISSN | 0556-3321 |
EISSN | 2070-3368 |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 48期号:6页码:2385-2390 |
英文摘要 | Cholistan desert is hot and an arid rangeland located in the southern Punjab, Pakistan. The wet season lasts from June to September, whereas dry season falls from October to January with seasonal and annual variation in rainfall and temperature. The monthly sampling over 2 year’s period was carried to determine the grass productivity from 20 sites during 2010-12. The average dry biomass production of grasses was 263.22 Kg/ha during the dry season, whereas the same was 370.22 kg/ha in wet season. The maximum carrying capacity (17.25 ha/AU/year) was observed in the wet season, while the same was the lowest (24.2 ha/AU/year) during the dry season. Based on the results, it is concluded that the Cholistan rangeland is degraded due to overgrazing resulting into reduction in biomass production especially during the dry season coupled with the removal of palatable species from the whole rangeland. There is need to manage proper stocking rate during the growing season along with the introduction of high yielding livestock breeds that may help to reduce grazing pressure and improve productivity. |
英文关键词 | Grass productivity Carrying capacity Biomass production palatable species Cholistan desert Livestock breed |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Pakistan |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000394176900024 |
WOS关键词 | NARA DESERT ; PAKISTAN ; VEGETATION |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/195296 |
作者单位 | 1.Islamia Univ Bahawalpur, Dept Forestry Range & Wildlife Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 2.Islamia Univ Bahawalpur, Dept Life Sci, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 3.Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agr Univ, Dept Bot, Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Rafay, Muhammad,Abdullah, Muhammad,Hussain, Tanveer,et al. GRASS PRODUCTIVITY AND CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE CHOLISTAN DESERT RANGELANDS[J],2016,48(6):2385-2390. |
APA | Rafay, Muhammad,Abdullah, Muhammad,Hussain, Tanveer,Ruby, Tahira,&Qureshi, Rahmatullah.(2016).GRASS PRODUCTIVITY AND CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE CHOLISTAN DESERT RANGELANDS.PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY,48(6),2385-2390. |
MLA | Rafay, Muhammad,et al."GRASS PRODUCTIVITY AND CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE CHOLISTAN DESERT RANGELANDS".PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 48.6(2016):2385-2390. |
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