Alibeman Mirjalili; Mohammad Musaei Sanjeraei; Shahabodin Zarezadeh Mehrizi
Abstract
A better understanding of rangeland vegetation cover and its variation in different years basedon wetness and droughtiness fluctuations is a great importance. Economical priority setting ofrangelands is based on variations in rainfall and drought patterns, because it yields to bettercharacterization ...
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A better understanding of rangeland vegetation cover and its variation in different years basedon wetness and droughtiness fluctuations is a great importance. Economical priority setting ofrangelands is based on variations in rainfall and drought patterns, because it yields to bettercharacterization of vegetative cover. Yet a comprehensive and continuous monitoring ofvegetative cover of rangelands has not been established. To study the influence of droughtinessand wetness on vegetation cover and production forage, 11 sampling areas and 3 referenceareas were selected in Herat. Three 100-m transects were located 25-m apart within eachsampling area. Production and cover were estimated within 10 located 2- plots along eachtransect. Data were analyzed using Duncan›s test Design a completely random with a factorialGLM procedure at 99% and 95% confidence levels. Results showed that the vegetation coverand production in wetness were significantly different from those in droughtiness (P<0.01).The vegetation production and cover increased by 36.3% and 34% respectively in the wetnesscompared to the droughtiness. The influence on production and cover was positive and efficientin the wetness with the average rainfall higher than the 30-yr average. Finally, the results offlood spreading increased vegetation cover and production forage in dams.