Desert grass rehabilitations strategies for Cholistan
Desert grass rehabilitations strategies for Cholistan
Ghulam Akbar, Muhammad Arshad and Taj Naseeb Khan
ABSTRACT
Seeding and stump planting methods of five grasses were
compared at Arid Zone Research Institute (PARC) farm in
Cholistan during monsoon seasons of 1992-94. A seed rate
of 250 seeds/m2 was used in case of seeding while for
stump planting the plant to plant spacing was kept at
0.5 m. Overall dry matter yield (DMY) than rest of the
grasses. Field observations confirmed that plants
emerging from seed were morphologically more vigorous
than those arising from root stumps. Thus seeding method
if synchronized with suitable soil moisture can prove
more effective in terms of DMY in desert areas like
Cholistan.
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March 1996
Vol. 46, Iss. 1
