Rangeland Condition and the Appropriate Rangeland Management Methods

Improvement, development and proper exploitation of current  rangelands conditions and selecting a range management method  (balanced, natural and, artificial) to be implemented in the form of a  range management plan (RMP). Data was collected from the  rangelands of Haraz River watershed. Information including the total  percentage of vegetation and each of the increasing species,  rangeland condition and production were studied in 2016. To  determine the best range management method, the analysis of  variance was used. To compare the quantitative characteristics  measured before and after the implementation, a two-sample  independent t-test was used. Mann-Whitney U test was used to  compare qualitative characteristics. Results showed that the  vegetation percentage of palatable species composition did not  increase, the balanced and natural methods were the best methods in  good and fair rangeland condition. The reason for the lack of increase  in the number of palatable species was the unsuccessful  implementation of planned programs in RMPs. The artificial method  was performed in the RMPs with poor vegetation types, the  implementation of these plans had no significant effect on the  rangeland condition of the study rangelands due to the high livestock  population. Rangeland plans will be more effective when there is a  balance between grazing capacity and livestock population.