Research Article | Published: 01 December 2012

Grasses Production in Response to Site Quality of Pinus Roxburghii Sargent Stands

B. Gupta

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 35 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 481-487 | 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-0063H4 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study was conducted on density, basal area and biomass production of grasses in two Chir pine plantations (Site I and II) of Solan Forest Division, H.P., India, which is located in the Western part of Southern Himachal Pradesh having latitudes 30o05’and 31o15’N and longitudes 76o42’ and 77o20’E.  Site I represented good site quality and Site II the poor site quality. In all six grass species were recorded in the study Sites. Total density (tillers/m2) of the grasses varied between 525.00 to 1676.67 in Site I and 604.00 to 1699.00 in Site II. Basal area (cm2/m2) of grasses ranged from 48.676 to 108.673 in Site I and 52.893 to 109.682 in Site II. Total belowground biomass (q/ha) of grasses in Site I varied from 9.56 to 17.02 and in Site II from 7.92 to 17.81. Total aboveground biomass (q/ha) of grasses on different sampling time, in Site I, varied from 10.12 to 23.48 and in Site II from 9.75 to 27.55. Among grasses Chrysopogon montanus was the main contributors to various attributes of vegetation in both the sites. Site quality did not influence diversity, density, basal area and biomass production of grasses.

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Gupta, B., 2012. Grasses Production in Response to Site Quality of Pinus Roxburghii Sargent Stands. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(4), pp.481-487. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-0063H4

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