Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
Description
With the increase of sea level and changes of climatic conditions, the possibilities for growing cultivated forages decreases. Therefore natural grasslands will become more important in relation to livestock nutrition. This will increase the importance of the nutritive value of these natural grasslands that have very diverse and dynamic floristic composition. The quality of the grassland depends on species categorised as grasses, legumes and other species. Other species were often regarded as harmful in regard to quality, however, they often contain many medicinal and stimulating substances that may have beneficial effects on animals and on the quality of animal products (Djordjevic-Milosevic, 1997). Conversely, there are also weed and harmful species among grasses and legumes. however, among species from other families there are also useful species. To provide nutrition of livestock from quality grasslands melioration measures are necessary. This paper reports on the composition of grasslands in Stara Planina and provides information on the proportion of useful species.
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Floristic Composition as a Parameter of the Quality of the Grassland Type Festucetum Vallesacae in Thestara Planina Hilly-Mountainous Region of Serbia
With the increase of sea level and changes of climatic conditions, the possibilities for growing cultivated forages decreases. Therefore natural grasslands will become more important in relation to livestock nutrition. This will increase the importance of the nutritive value of these natural grasslands that have very diverse and dynamic floristic composition. The quality of the grassland depends on species categorised as grasses, legumes and other species. Other species were often regarded as harmful in regard to quality, however, they often contain many medicinal and stimulating substances that may have beneficial effects on animals and on the quality of animal products (Djordjevic-Milosevic, 1997). Conversely, there are also weed and harmful species among grasses and legumes. however, among species from other families there are also useful species. To provide nutrition of livestock from quality grasslands melioration measures are necessary. This paper reports on the composition of grasslands in Stara Planina and provides information on the proportion of useful species.
