Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3840

Full Length Research Paper

Average stem biomass of Astragalus obnormalis in Shanjan rangelands, East Azerbaijan, Iran

Ghassem Habibi Bibalani*, Leila Joudi and Hamideh Shadkami-Til
Islamic Azad University - Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 01 February 2011
  •  Published: 18 March 2011

Abstract

Stem of plants can be used for animal grazing, wind erosion control, reducing water flow, increase evaporation and transpiration. In NW of Iran (East Azerbaijan Province), rangelands was utilized with animal grazing and changed to agricultural land use; this vegetation is unsuitable vegetation coverage. We studied Astragalus obnormalis to determine its stem biomass characteristics. Data were collected with accidental sampling method (1*1 m) in this area. In total of 11 plots were collected and 55 samples were studied in this research. Minimum, maximum and mean stem biomasses of this plant were 1.2, 7.7 and 4.7 g, respectively.

 

Key words: Astragalus obnormalis, Iran, rangeland, stem biomass.

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