vahid karimian; Mohsen Farzin
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In this research, the nutrient value of Zygophyllum eurypterum, Salsola orientalis, and Sanguisorba minor during different growing periods in the winter rangelands of Gachsaran County was considered. For this purpose, sampling was done randomly and with 4 repetitions from the species in different periods ...
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In this research, the nutrient value of Zygophyllum eurypterum, Salsola orientalis, and Sanguisorba minor during different growing periods in the winter rangelands of Gachsaran County was considered. For this purpose, sampling was done randomly and with 4 repetitions from the species in different periods of growth. To determine the quality, crude protein percentage (CP), acid detergent insoluble fiber (ADF), dry matter digestibility (DMD) and metabolizable energy (ME) were evaluated. The results showed that the quality indices in the studied species have significant differences (p<0.05). The highest values of crude protein percentage, dry matter digestibility percentage and metabolic energy (MJ/kg) are 16.91, 60.88 and 8.35, respectively, was observed in S. minor and the lowest values of the indices 7.39, 49.05 and 6.33, respectively, were detected in S. orientalis. Also, the highest amount of ADF was obtained in S. orientalis (45.66%) and the lowest in S. minor (36.16%). The nutrient value of the plants in different growth periods has significant differences (p<0.05). In the growth period, the highest percentage of crude protein (20.87) belongs to the Z. eurypterum, the highest percentage of digestibility (65.92) and the amount of metabolic energy (9.2 Mj/kg) was belonged to the S. minor and the lowest percentage of crude protein (8.65), dry matter digestibility percentage (57.34), and metabolic energy (7.74 Mj/kg) was belonged to the S. orientalis. The highest (36.25%) and the lowest percentage of ADF (31.50%) at this stage belong to S. orientalis and S. minor. In the flowering period, the highest amount of crude protein percentage (17.50), dry matter digestibility percentage (62.50) and metabolic energy (8.62) belong to the S. minor.
Esfandiar Jahantab; Maryam Zahedifar; Mohsen Farzin
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Study of important soil properties and vegetation attributes can give us awareness of the potential of rangelands and make it possible to determine their condition. O In this regard, the present study was carried out with the aim of studying the structural and functional attributes of different growth ...
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Study of important soil properties and vegetation attributes can give us awareness of the potential of rangelands and make it possible to determine their condition. O In this regard, the present study was carried out with the aim of studying the structural and functional attributes of different growth forms on soil surface indices in the Mianjangal Catchment, Fasa. Eleven soil surface indicators were measured along three 100-meter transects using Landscape Function Analysis. The measured factors were classified to assess functional potentials (stability, infiltration, nutrient cycle). Structural attributes including number of patches, length and width of patches, the percentage of patch length to the transect length, patch area index and organization index were investigated. In general, four ecological patches including shrub, bush, grass and forb and the space between the patches (bare and litter) were identified in the study area. The organization index of patch area index were 0.41 and 0.03 in the study area respectively. The results showed that plant patches with different growth forms had different effects on ecosystem function. The growth form shrub had the highest stability, which had a significant difference with other growth forms. In terms of infiltration index in the study area, there were no significant differences between ecological patches with shrub and grass growth forms. Soil nutrient cycle also had a significant difference between ecological patches and also inter-patches. The shrub growth form had the highest amount of nutrient cycle.
