AKAR, Özlem Orta Karadeniz Geçit Kuşağı Tarımsal Araştırma İstasyonu Müdürlüğü, Turkey , OĞUZ, İrfan Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü, Turkey , TAŞYÜREK, Tahsin Orta Karadeniz Geçit Kuşağı Tarımsal Araştırma İstasyonu Müdürlüğü, Turkey , KARAER, Fergan Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi - Amasya Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

Determining In Rangelands The Effects of Planting Protection and Fertilization on Soil Properties, Moisture Conservation and Soil Losses

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For a sound range management, it is essential to know how plant growth and yield are related to soil water storage and ecosystem degradation. This study was conducted to analyze the effects of treatments; fertilizition, planting, and not grazing (A), planting with not grazing (B), not grazing (C), and grazing (D) on erosion, soil properties, soil penetration, botanical composition and pasture quality in rangelands. The greatest water accumulation occurred in treatment D where the plant growth was minimum due to grazing, and the greatest soil compaction occurred in this treatment. The lowest compaction through 2004–2012 the occurred in treatment A. When all the treatments were evaluated together depending on the applied treatments a set of changes in the levels of the salt conteint, pH, lime, phosphrous, potassium and organic matter of soils. Numbers of species in the treatment plots were obtained as 47, 57, 53, 32 respecrive on the changing climatic conditions, vegetation and fertilizer application. Fertilizer application decreased diversity in plant composition, while it increased pasture quality, increasing the number for species of Fabaceae and Graminea. The greatest plant cover and hay yield occurred in treatment A. Results showed that conservation and fertilization can increase pasture quality and hay yield in the conditions studied. In addition, measurable soil losses did not occurred during the research.

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Rangeland , pasture quality , soil properties , soil penetration , Sivas

Journal Of Agricultural Faculty Of Gaziosmanpasa University

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