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:: Volume 10, Issue 21 (3-2023) ::
PEC 2023, 10(21): 1-16 Back to browse issues page
Combination Effect of Grazing Intensity and Livestock Type (Sheep, Cattle, and Integrated Grazing) on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil: A Case Study of Woody Rangelands in Savadkouh City, Mazandaran
Seyed Ali Sadeghi sangdeh1 , Mohamad Reza Tatian * , Reza Tamartash1 , Hamid reza Naseri3
1- Sari agricultural and natural resources university
Sari agricultural and natural resources university, Sari agricultural and natural resources university , m.tatian@sanru.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor of International Coexistence Research Center for Desert, University of Tehran.
Abstract:   (1070 Views)
Intense grazing of rangelands is one of the most important factors that contribute to rangeland degradation, leading to soil compaction, increased runoff, weakening and degradation of vegetation, changes in rangeland species composition, and ultimately affecting forage and livestock production. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different grazing intensities of cattle and sheep, as well as integrated livestock grazing, and compare them to rangeland grazing conditions in the pastures of Halichal, Mersark, Shesh Jouleh, and Bozkaleh Besout in Savadkuh city. To achieve this goal, a standard plot of the modified Vitaker was established in two replications in each of the studied areas, and soil samples were collected from a depth of 0-20 cm and transferred to the laboratory. All data analysis was performed using SPSS version 23 software. The results showed a significant difference in moisture, clay percentage, nitrogen, potassium, electrical conductivity (EC), and phosphorus. The highest amount of nitrogen (0.86 ppm), potassium (3 ppm), and electrical conductivity (EC, 6.93 ds/m) were observed in the integrated grazing area, and the highest percentage of moisture (5.19%) was observed in the enclosed area. The maximum amounts of phosphorus (5.51 ppm) were obtained in the area under intense grazing of cattle. The maximum amounts of clay (15.19%) were also observed in the area under intense grazing of sheep. According to the results, exclosure had no significant effect on organic matter, organic carbon, calcium, magnesium, sodium, pH, bulk density, and CEC.
 
Article number: 1
Keywords: Grazing intensity, Livestock grazing, Rangeland destruction, Soil quality, Summer rangeland, Savadkouh.
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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Special
Received: 2022/03/16 | Accepted: 2022/09/14 | Published: 2023/04/22
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Sadeghi sangdeh S A, Tatian M R, Tamartash R, Naseri H R. Combination Effect of Grazing Intensity and Livestock Type (Sheep, Cattle, and Integrated Grazing) on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil: A Case Study of Woody Rangelands in Savadkouh City, Mazandaran. PEC 2023; 10 (21) : 1
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