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Volume 11 ()
Study on the forage quality of five important grasses at different phenological stages in summer rangelands of Golestan province

Seyed Ali Hoseini; Mansour Mesdaghi; Serkis Pambukhchyan

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 189-197

Abstract
  Determination of forage quality is one of the fundamental factors for suitable management. There are spatial and temporal variations in quality of rangeland species. In this study, forage quality of five important grasses of Bromus tomentellus, Poa angustifolia, Festuca ovina, Agropyron ...  Read More

Investigation on forage quality of range species in steppe rangelands of Maime, Isfahan

Hosein Arzani; Farajollah Tarnian; Javad Motamedi; Morteza Khodagholoi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 198-207

Abstract
  Forage quality is one of the most important factors in determination of the rangeland grazing capacity and also indicates the sufficiency of nutritive requirements of grazing animals. In this research, the samples of range species (including; Acantholimon festucaceum, Andrachne fruticulosa, Artemisia ...  Read More

Comparison of different land uses and ecological capability in Hesare Hosseini Watershed using GIS

Ali Mohammad Asaadi; Ghorban Ali Asadi; Asghar Khoshnoud Yazdi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 208-220

Abstract
  This research was aimed to investigate the ecological capability of Hesare Hosseini Watershed to determine optimum land uses and improve the current environmental management. Ecological and socio-economic characteristics were first studied and mapped. These maps were digitized in Arc/Info software and ...  Read More

Forage quality of range species in semi-steppe rangelands of Karsank, Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari

Hosein Arzani; Javad Moetamedi; Hasan Yeghaneh; Hamzeh Ali Shirmardi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 221-233

Abstract
  Being informed about the sufficiency of forage required for the daily need of the animal unit grazing on the rangeland is of paramount importance in animal and rangeland management. Therefore, in the current study, 32 important plant species grazed by animals on semi-steppe rangelands of Karsank in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari ...  Read More

Spatial variability of quantitative properties of Artemisia aucheri and some soil properties using geostatistics in Vavsar Rangeland of Sari

Zeinab Jafarian; Mansoureh Kargar; Jamshid Ghorbani

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 234-236

Abstract
  Spatial variability and heterogeneous geographical distribution of soil physical and chemical properties in rangeland ecosystems are affected by physical and biological factors including different managements, soil microclimate and topography, leading to the vegetation changes. Therefore, this research ...  Read More

Relationship between environmental factors and distribution of plant communities in Sarchah Amari ranglands of Birjand

Reza Yari; Hosein Azarnivand; Mohammad Ali Zare Chahouki; Jalil Farzadmehr; Firoozeh Moghimi Nejad

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 247-259

Abstract
  This research was aimed to evaluate the environmental factors affecting the distribution of vegetation in Sarchah Amari ranglands, Birjand. After field visits, five vegetation types were selected based on physiognomy method and soil and vegetation sampling was done in key area of each vegetation ...  Read More

Evaluation of changes in forage chemical composition of some range grasses and their correlation with digestibility (Case study: The sand dunes of Bostan, Khouzestan)

Kourosh Behnamfar; Khalil Alemi Saeed

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 260-273

Abstract
  Knowledge of digestibility of different plant species and relationship between digestibility and chemical composition of forage is one of the basic requirements in order to qualitative and quantitative management of livestock nutrition in rangelands. This research was aimed to evaluate the changes in ...  Read More

Salinity tolerance of Atriplex leucoclada under greenhouse condition and natural habitats of Fars province

Ghasem Khodahami; Ehsan Zandi Isfahan; Mohammad Hasan Assareh

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 274-282

Abstract
  In the current study, the salinity tolerance of Atriplex leucoclada, a native species to Iran with appropriate nutritional value for livestock, was investigated under greenhouse condition and natural habitats of Fars province. For this purpose, NaCl treatments at different concentrations of 0, 100, ...  Read More

Investigation on the feasibility of cultivation, establishment and forage quality of four halophytes in Arak Meyghan playa, Iran

Hamidreza Mirdavoodi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 283-294

Abstract
  Range improvement in saline rangelands is considered as one of the most important priorities. The first step in this process is the identification of suitable plant species, with emphasis on native species having suitable establishment, growth capacity ...  Read More

Grazing behavior of Fashandy breed at different slopes of Kordan rangelands

Ghader Karimi; Hasan Yeghaneh; Mehdi Moameri; Mahmoud Goudarzi

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 295-306

Abstract
  In order to understanding of the grazing cycle and grazing behavior at different slopes of Kordan rangelands, the grazing behavior of Fashandy breed sheep was investigated for four years. Parameters examined in this study included daily distance traveled by livestock, livestock path in the ...  Read More

Investigation on the effects of Haloxylon and Tamarix on soil properties in Niatak region of Sistan

Mohsen Farahi; Morteza Mofidi Chalan; Firoozeh Moghimi Nejad; Rasoul Khatibi; Esfandiar Jahantab

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 307-316

Abstract
  In order to management of rangeland ecosystems, understanding its components and the effect of their interactions on each other including soil and vegetation is essential. For this purpose, present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Haloxylon spp and Tamarix spp species on soil properties ...  Read More

Potential of rangeland species in cleaning cadmium contaminated soils in Irankooh region

Farzad Parsa Doost; Babak Bahreyni Nejad

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 317-328

Abstract
  Nowadays, heavy metal contaminated soils is one of the most important concerns of the world and cleaning these soils with minimum environmental damage is necessary especially in urban and agricultural regions through advanced biological methods. Phytoremdiation is one of the modern technologies that ...  Read More

Investigation of sheep grazing behavior in semi-steppe rangelands of Anjedan Arak

Mostafa Zare; Mohammad Fayaz; Gholamreza Goudarzi; Ali Farmahini

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 329-335

Abstract
  Temporal and spatial factors have different effects on grazing behavior so that different temporal parameters including the speed and distance walked by livestock are among the factors that can serve as an important tool in grazing management. This research was conducted in Anjedan, a semi-steppe ...  Read More

Application of SWAT to model forage production of Sagebrush rangelands in steppe and semi-steppe regions of Iran

Mozhgan sadat Azimi; Gholam Ali Heshmati; Mehdi Farahpour; Abdolreza Bahremand

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 336-346

Abstract
  Sagebrush rangelands in Iran with 39.71 million hectares include more than 46% of the total rangelands, and are recognized as an important and dominant rangeland species in Iran-Turan flora. These lands are often associated with grazing of livestock and wildlife. To determine how to better manage ...  Read More

Allelopathic effects of root and leaf extracts of Cymbopogon olivieri (Boiss.) Bor on seed germination and seedling growth of two millet cultivars (Panicum miliaceum L.)

Reza Bagheri; Hamideh Heydari Gharaie

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 347-356

Abstract
  To study the allelopathic effect of Cymbopogon olivieri on germination and growth properties of two millet cultivars, an experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. The treatments included different levels of 0 (control), 12. 5, 25 and 50 gL-1 extract.  ...  Read More

Investigation on preference value of range species and grazing behavior in Qorveh Rangelands of Kurdistan

Jamal Hasani; Mohammad Fayaz

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 357-367

Abstract
  This study was performed in the Qorveh rangeland of Kurdistan for five years (2006-2010) to determine the preference value of range species and grazing behavior. The preference value of range species was measured with two methods (time study and preference index). According to the obtained results, significant ...  Read More

Ecological factors affecting the distribution of Festuca ovina in Southeastern rangelands of Sabalan

Ardovan Ghorbani; Ali Asghari

Volume 21, Issue 2 , August 2014, Pages 368-381

Abstract
  The relationship between the distribution of Festuca ovina and ecological factors such as topography, climatic and edaphic characteristics was investigated in 45 sites of Southeastern rangelands of Sabalan in Ardabil province.Within the determined sites, three large plots of ...  Read More