temel, süleyman iğdır üniversitesi - ziraat fakültesi - tarla bitkileri bölümü, Iğdır, Turkey , temel, işıl iğdır üniversitesi - ziraat fakültesi - tarla bitkileri bölümü, Iğdır, Turkey

Determination of Some Plant and Yield Characteristics with Preference Conditions in Grazing ofEndemic Calligonum polygonoides L. ssp. comosum (L’Hér.) Shrub for Turkey

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This study was conducted to determine the preference conditions in grazing by animals with some yield and vegetable characteristics of Ebu Cehil shrub growing naturally in Iğdır-Aralık wind erosion region. For this purpose, grazing and non-grazing areas where Ebu Cehil intensively grew were chosen as research area in 2014. At 25 shrub groups selected according to sampling method without plot on an area of 5 decares which were not grazed by animals; plant height (cm), twing length (cm), number of branches per group, fresh twing and dry twing yield (kg) were determined. The preferences of animals to grazing was carried out on grazing pastures (5 da). Descriptive statistical method was used to determine the plant and yield characteristics. At the end of the study, it ranged from 120.0 to 225.0 cm for plant height, from 45.10 to 68.25 cm for twing lenght, from 12.0 to 19.0 number for number of branches per group, from 19.17 to 67.13 kg for fresh twing yield per group and from 5.49 to 16.20 kg for dry twing yield per group. Regarding their preference by animals, it was seen that plants were intensively prefered during the development period. As a result, it was determined that Ebu Cehil shrub had a dense branching through the root zone, a high growth power and the feed material producing in amount that was negligible during the vegetation period. Also, it was revealed that Ebu Cehil was ambitiously grazed by animal (especially small ruminants).

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Ebu Cehil shrub , grazing preference , twing lenght , yield

Journal Of Agricultural Faculty Of Atatürk University

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