The Evaluation of Effects of Capparis spinosa on soil characteristics for management of rangeland as a part of the environment (A Case study: Sistan, Iran)

ABSTRACT: Rangelands are ecosystems consisting of environmental and biological factors that interact with each other. The interaction of effective plants on each other and environment are studied. The effect of plants on soil is this relationship that can improve soil characteristics. The purpose of this study was to study the effects of Capparis spinosa on soil physico-chemical characteristics in Zahedane Kohneh, Bibi Doust and Khajeh Mountain in Sistan. Sampling was performed with randomized-systematic method in order to determine sampling profile. The measured characteristics of soil included texture, electrical conductivity (EC), acidity (pH), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and organic matter (OM). ANOVA was used to compare the data related to planted and control treatments. The results showed a significant difference in the percentage of phosphorus and silt factors (P < 0.05).