Effects of grazing intensity to water source on grassland condition, yield and nutritional content of selected grass species in Northwest Ethiopia

Melak, Yaregal; Angassa, Ayana; Abebe, Aster

doi:10.1186/s13717-019-0162-z

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Effects of grazing intensity on life forms, desirability and dry weight (g/m²) of different herbaceous species in Chagni Ranch, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Effects of grazing intensity to water source on grassland condition, yield and nutritional content of selected grass species in Northwest Ethiopia

Species	Life forms	desirability	Dry weight of plant biomass (g/m²)
Species	Life forms	desirability	TD1	TD2	TD3	TD4
Grasses
Cynodon dactylon	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.77	0.87	0.97	1.06
Chloris pycnothrix	Annual	Moderately desirable	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.47
Aristida congesta	Perennial	Less desirable	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45
Digitaria ternata	Annual	Highly desirable	0.45	0.47	0.50	0.51
Digitaria velutina	Annual	Highly desirable	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.48
Eragrostis cilianens	Annual	Moderately desirable	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.48
Brachiaria dictyoneura	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.46
Brachiaria spp.	Annual	Highly desirable	0.47	0.52	0.49	0.54
Eleusine indica	Annual	Less desirable	0.47	0.49	0.45	0.45
Setaria verticillata	Annual	Moderately desirable	0.46	0.47	0.46	0.49
Commelina genghalensis	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45
Panicum maximum	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.47	0.49	0.48
Panicum coloratum	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.45	0.48	0.47
Hyparrhenia hirta	Perennial	Less desirable	0.51	0.48	0.48	0.48
Paspalum orbiculate	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.47	0.50	0.53	0.45
Sporobolus pyramidalis	Perennial	Less desirable	0.67	0.61	0.58	0.56
Pennisetum purpureum	Perennial	Moderately desirable	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.45
Chloris gayana	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.48	0.48	0.49	0.51
Legumes
Tephrosia vugelii	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45
Trifolium rueppellianum	Annual	Highly desirable	1.10	1.12	0.98	0.92
Crotalaria spinosa	Perennial	Less desirable	0.47	0.47	0.45	0.45
Achyranthes aspera	Perennial	Less desirable	0.68	0.67	0.68	0.61
Desmodium uncinatum	Annual	Highly desirable	0.47	0.45	0.45	0.50
Forbs
Bidens pilosa	Annual	Less desirable	0.62	0.57	0.59	0.49
Guizotia scabra	Annual	Less desirable	0.60	0.47	0.49	0.46
Amaranthus spinosus	Annual	Moderately desirable	0.45	0.53	0.45	0.45
Ocimum suave	Perennial	Highly desirable	0.45	0.47	0.52	0.51
Sedge
Cyperus esculentus	Perennial	Moderately desirable	0.45	0.45	0.39	0.34

TD1 transect distance 1, TD2 transect distance 2, TD3 transect distance 3, TD4 transect distance 4

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