Publication Date
1993
Description
To improve the degenerated natural village pastures of Turkey in semi arid regions, different fertilisers and resting treatments were tested. The experiment was established on two rangelands, which showed different plant communities (Thymus squarrosus L. and Artemisia fragrans L.). Each species was dominant in vegetation and had 38-70% weight of total herbage production. At the beginning of the experiment, the dry yield varied from 200 to 565 kg/ha and the average plant cover was 20- 28.5%. Fertilisers, especially 75 or 100 kg/ha of ammonium sulphate, plus superphosphate, or using equal amount of diammonium phosphate DAP (20+20), significantly increased dry yield and plant cover. The continuous use of these fertilisers on the resting pasture all through the year or during the spring raised the dry yield to 1521 kg/ha and 2522 kg/ ha respectively. Applying the same amount of fertilisers raised plant cover at least to 90% in both ranges.
Citation
Buyukburc, U, "Effects of Fertilizers and Rest on the Overgrazed Semi-Arid Ranges of Central Anatolia" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session7/12
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Effects of Fertilizers and Rest on the Overgrazed Semi-Arid Ranges of Central Anatolia
To improve the degenerated natural village pastures of Turkey in semi arid regions, different fertilisers and resting treatments were tested. The experiment was established on two rangelands, which showed different plant communities (Thymus squarrosus L. and Artemisia fragrans L.). Each species was dominant in vegetation and had 38-70% weight of total herbage production. At the beginning of the experiment, the dry yield varied from 200 to 565 kg/ha and the average plant cover was 20- 28.5%. Fertilisers, especially 75 or 100 kg/ha of ammonium sulphate, plus superphosphate, or using equal amount of diammonium phosphate DAP (20+20), significantly increased dry yield and plant cover. The continuous use of these fertilisers on the resting pasture all through the year or during the spring raised the dry yield to 1521 kg/ha and 2522 kg/ ha respectively. Applying the same amount of fertilisers raised plant cover at least to 90% in both ranges.
