Enhancing range productivity through grass seeding in subtropical semi-arid rangelands near Peshawar
Enhancing range productivity through grass seeding in subtropical semi-arid rangelands near Peshawar
Sultan Maqsood Khan and Raja Muhammad Zarif
ABSTRACT
About 2 hectares in Jamrud target area near Peshawar were seeded with Cenchrus ciliaris in July, 1980. In September, 1981 the production data were recorded in the seeded and control areas. Due to grass seeding the average forage yield had increased from 45 kg/ha a tremendous increase, increasing the carrying capacity of this rangeland from about 23 to only 0.5 hectares/Animal Unit/year. This shows that at present level of livestock management the production of livestock and livestock products can be increased about 40 times by simply seeding these areas with Cenhrus ciliaris.
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September 1982
Vol. 32, Iss. 3
