PARENT SESSION
Poster Session 7: Grasslands
Tuesday, August 9, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Exhibit Hall 220 A-E, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal
plant traits as indicators of suitability for pasture seeding.
Tavakoli, Mahdieh*,1, Safaeian, Nosratollah2, Shokri, Maryam2, Jankju, Mohammad1, 1 Department of Natural Resources, Yazd, Iran2 Department of Natural Resources, Sari, Iran
ABSTRACT- The most appropriate plant species must be selected for a successful pasture seeding. In this research the most suitable plant species was defined as the one having highest forage quality and establishment rate and ability for soil and water conservation. Percent crud protein, digestible energy, and metabolism energy was considered as indices of forage value; seed viability and germination percent as indices of plant establishment, leaf area index for soil conservation. These plant traits were compared between three grass species Avena fatua, Poa annua and Phalaris paradoxa, and three legumes Medicago lupulina, Trifolium pratense and Melilotus officinalis from northern plain of Iran. Based an analysis of variance and comparison of means by Tukey test, Avena fatua was known as the best grass species and Medicago as the best legume.
Key words: pasture seeding, Iran, crud protein, plant traits