Publication Date
1997
Description
Two establishment methods, cultivator+roller and grassland drill, in combination with four plant mixtures were evaluated for the improvement of degraded communal grassland in two provinces of Eastern Anatolia. The establishment had been satisfactory with both methods and no significant differences were observed between two overseeding methods. Sainfoin, alfalfa, smooth brome and crested wheatgrass were used in this work and plant mixtures consisted of one legume and one grass species. Compatibility of introduced seedlings with existing vegetation was very weak. Although, the contribution of introduced plant mixtures to DM yield was significantly higher under protected condition, the survival and regeneration rates of these forages under traditional grazing conditions was low and their disappearance from the vegetation was very fast. Hence, it was concluded that renovation of deteriorated communal grassland with available erect type legumes is not feasible and improvement of creeping type, grazing and drought resistant legume species is urgently needed.
Citation
Tahtacioglu, L; Mermer, A; and Avci, M, "Overseeding Methods for Communal Grassland" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session18/4
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Overseeding Methods for Communal Grassland
Two establishment methods, cultivator+roller and grassland drill, in combination with four plant mixtures were evaluated for the improvement of degraded communal grassland in two provinces of Eastern Anatolia. The establishment had been satisfactory with both methods and no significant differences were observed between two overseeding methods. Sainfoin, alfalfa, smooth brome and crested wheatgrass were used in this work and plant mixtures consisted of one legume and one grass species. Compatibility of introduced seedlings with existing vegetation was very weak. Although, the contribution of introduced plant mixtures to DM yield was significantly higher under protected condition, the survival and regeneration rates of these forages under traditional grazing conditions was low and their disappearance from the vegetation was very fast. Hence, it was concluded that renovation of deteriorated communal grassland with available erect type legumes is not feasible and improvement of creeping type, grazing and drought resistant legume species is urgently needed.
