Periodic rest from livestock grazing improves the rangelands of Mithawan, D. G. Khan
Periodic rest from livestock grazing improves the rangelands of Mithawan, D. G. Khan
Mahmood Nasir and Mohammad Noor
ABSTRACT
The cover percent (10%) and above ground biomass (216 kg/ha) of Chrysopogon aucheri were higher three times in protected area than that of unprotected area, but its density remained unchanged which shows that the species is a grazing resistant The cover percent (5%), above ground biomass (78 kg/ha) and density (3) of
Cymbopogon jawarancusa were higher in un-protected area. The data show that Chrysopogon aucheri is a decreaser while Cymbopogon jawarancusa is an increaser under prevailing free grazing in Mithawan rangelands. The higher cover percent, above ground biomass and density of Chrysopogon aucheri and Eleusine compressa in protected area reveals that the grazed rangelands of Mithawan can be improved by providing periodic rest from grazing during growing season.
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