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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable forage-grass species: Lasiurus sindicus Henrard: a promising, drought-tolerant, tussocky perennial grass suitable for pasture development in desert areas
This is a factsheet about Sewan grass (Lasiurus sindicus) that Popularly known as the king of the desert, sewan grass is remarkably well adapted to the desert. High water-use efficiency enables this native grass to maximize ...
Managing rangelands: promoting and establishing endangered species: Rhus tripartita (Ucria) Grande: a rare and endangered species with great ecological value
Rhus tripartita is distributed in isolated populations within areas that have an altitude of 10–500 m and receive 100–600 mm of rainfall each year. It is usually found on calcareous soils, but it can grow in a variety of ...
Research Innovations on Dual-Purpose Barley Genotypes for Green Forage and Grain Feed
Progress Report submitted to CRP Livestock Flagship 2.1 - Improved feed & forage germplasm and new tools and technologies for breeding.
Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Aschers: an important sand stabilizer for saline deserts
This factsheet describes the benefits, establishment, management, and effective maintenance of Nitraria retusa. Nitraria retusa, also known as Ghardaq or Sahanoon, is one of the leading halophyte perennial shrubs belonging ...
Measurement of the Costs of Land Degradation in the Mountains of the Republic of Tajikistan
Presentation on Measurement of the Costs of Land Degradation in the Mountains of the Republic of Tajikistan delivered during the CACIP Regional Consultation Meeting held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Estimation of shrub canopy cover by digital vegetation charting technique (DVCT), Syria
The shrub fodder component should be measured to avoid underestimation of the carrying capacity of rangelands. In this study, we present a fast, reliable and non-destructive method to estimate canopy vegetation cover to ...