Publication Date
1989
Description
The grasslands of the Upper Gangetic Plain of India are composed ofUttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal, and this area is fertile. The chief climatic factors, the temperature and rainfall together are responsible for a distinct type of vegetation. The rainfall is less than 70 cm. in west Uttar Pradesh being more than 150 cm. in Bengal.
In India, natural grasslands are hardly present, and most of them are maintained in their present serial stages due to biotic influence. Hence the grasslands occupy vast chunks of land in the outskirts of villages. Given proper care and managements either for available cultivation or for stock raising, these areas constitute the main source of human food. Grasslands contributes significantly towards the main energy and protein requirements. In tropical grasslands the curve of green biomass is quite irregular, due to irregular rainfall and long growing seasons.
The experimental areas under present investigation lies in the Upper Gangetic Plain and are situated on the level grounds near the west bank of the river Ganges about three miles to the south of Varanasi, which lies at 28° 18' N latitude and 83° l' E longitude.
Citation
Sant, H R., "Cynodon Dactylon Pers. A Common Fodder Grass of Grasslands of the Upper Gangetic Plain of India" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 24.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session3/24
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Cynodon Dactylon Pers. A Common Fodder Grass of Grasslands of the Upper Gangetic Plain of India
The grasslands of the Upper Gangetic Plain of India are composed ofUttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal, and this area is fertile. The chief climatic factors, the temperature and rainfall together are responsible for a distinct type of vegetation. The rainfall is less than 70 cm. in west Uttar Pradesh being more than 150 cm. in Bengal.
In India, natural grasslands are hardly present, and most of them are maintained in their present serial stages due to biotic influence. Hence the grasslands occupy vast chunks of land in the outskirts of villages. Given proper care and managements either for available cultivation or for stock raising, these areas constitute the main source of human food. Grasslands contributes significantly towards the main energy and protein requirements. In tropical grasslands the curve of green biomass is quite irregular, due to irregular rainfall and long growing seasons.
The experimental areas under present investigation lies in the Upper Gangetic Plain and are situated on the level grounds near the west bank of the river Ganges about three miles to the south of Varanasi, which lies at 28° 18' N latitude and 83° l' E longitude.
