Publication Date
1989
Description
The Syangboche Yak Farm is situated at an altitude of 3700 m a.s.l. on the bank of Mount Everest. The annual maximum mean temperature is 7.6°C and minimum temperature 0.5°C. Rainfall is around 1103 mm concentrated between June and September. The soil type is characteristic of the alpine soils in the Himalayan area, lithosols and regosols. The pastures observed in the experiment are located in the highest level of the forest comprising mainly Abies spectabilis, Betula utilis, Juniperus recurva and Rhododendron anthopogon species. The forage resources of that zone are under permanent pressure due to the grazing of yak during winter and migration of buffaloes and cows' herd during part of the summer. The objectives of this experiment were to enhance the productivity of natural pasture lands reserved for hay-making, increase by that way the availability of winter feed, find out the quantity and quality at different stages of growth, determine the optimum growth stage for hay cutting and the optimum mixture of fertilizer.
Citation
Pariyar, D and Samuel, C, "Effect of Fertilizer Application on the Productivity of Native Hay at Syanboche Yak Farm, Nepal" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 37.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session1/37
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Effect of Fertilizer Application on the Productivity of Native Hay at Syanboche Yak Farm, Nepal
The Syangboche Yak Farm is situated at an altitude of 3700 m a.s.l. on the bank of Mount Everest. The annual maximum mean temperature is 7.6°C and minimum temperature 0.5°C. Rainfall is around 1103 mm concentrated between June and September. The soil type is characteristic of the alpine soils in the Himalayan area, lithosols and regosols. The pastures observed in the experiment are located in the highest level of the forest comprising mainly Abies spectabilis, Betula utilis, Juniperus recurva and Rhododendron anthopogon species. The forage resources of that zone are under permanent pressure due to the grazing of yak during winter and migration of buffaloes and cows' herd during part of the summer. The objectives of this experiment were to enhance the productivity of natural pasture lands reserved for hay-making, increase by that way the availability of winter feed, find out the quantity and quality at different stages of growth, determine the optimum growth stage for hay cutting and the optimum mixture of fertilizer.
