Revegetation of marginal saline rangelands of southern Tunisia using pastoral halophytes

cg.contactm.louhaichi@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerArid Regions Institute - IRAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.projectCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2020.1720293en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1022-0119en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Range and Forage Scienceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdrylandsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsalinityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrehabilitationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrecoveryen_US
cg.volume37en_US
dc.contributorGhanmi, Emnaen_US
dc.contributorAyeb, Nazihaen_US
dc.contributorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.contributorNeffati, Mohameden_US
dc.contributorTarhouni, Mohameden_US
dc.creatorTlili, Abderrazaken_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-02T09:17:12Z
dc.date.available2020-10-02T09:17:12Z
dc.description.abstractRevegetation of marginalised rangelands using pastoral halophytes is considered an appropriate scientific and environmental approach to rehabilitation. Atriplex halimus L. (Amaranthaceae), A. mollis Desf. (Amaranthaceae), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (Poaceae) and Lotus creticus L. (Fabaceae) are promising species for arid rangeland rehabilitation, because of their adaptation and palatability. Dry biomass, in vitro digestibility, ash, nitrogen, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and lignin of 50% aboveground biomass (upper half of tufts assumed to be the firstly consumed parts by livestock) of these species were evaluated in the Sidi Makhlouf region of southern Tunisia, during December 2015, June 2016 and December 2016. Digestibility increased with nitrogen content and both of these variables are decreasing when the dry matter and fibre contents increased. Four groups of species were obtained, based on digestibility and nitrogen and lignin contents. A. halimus and L. creticus harvested in the winter of 2015 have superior forage quality. A. mollis was better able to regenerate after winter harvest. Forage quality of C. ciliaris and L. creticus decreased with seasonal variation. The rehabilitation of marginal saline dryland remains possible with local pastoral halophytes that produce good forage quality and may provide many economic and environmental benefits for local users.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationAbderrazak Tlili, Emna Ghanmi, Naziha Ayeb, Mounir Louhaichi, Mohamed Neffati, Mohamed Tarhouni. (29/6/2020). Revegetation of marginal saline rangelands of southern Tunisia using pastoral halophytes. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 37 (2), pp. 151-157.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/11832
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centre (NISC)en_US
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Range and Forage Science;37,(2020) Pagination 151-157en_US
dc.subjectforage qualityen_US
dc.titleRevegetation of marginal saline rangelands of southern Tunisia using pastoral halophytesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2020-06-29en_US
dcterms.extent151-157en_US
mel.impact-factor1.31en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/237en_US

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