Ebrahimian,, V., Bagheri, R., Mohseni, M., Poormirzaei, A. (2013). Ecological and Phenological Study on Ferulago angulata in the Hezar Mountains and Bondar Henza, Kerman, Iran. Journal of Rangeland Science, 3(4), 277-285.
Vahid Ebrahimian,; Reza Bagheri; Mohsen Mohseni; Ahmad Poormirzaei. "Ecological and Phenological Study on Ferulago angulata in the Hezar Mountains and Bondar Henza, Kerman, Iran". Journal of Rangeland Science, 3, 4, 2013, 277-285.
Ebrahimian,, V., Bagheri, R., Mohseni, M., Poormirzaei, A. (2013). 'Ecological and Phenological Study on Ferulago angulata in the Hezar Mountains and Bondar Henza, Kerman, Iran', Journal of Rangeland Science, 3(4), pp. 277-285.
Ebrahimian,, V., Bagheri, R., Mohseni, M., Poormirzaei, A. Ecological and Phenological Study on Ferulago angulata in the Hezar Mountains and Bondar Henza, Kerman, Iran. Journal of Rangeland Science, 2013; 3(4): 277-285.
Ecological and Phenological Study on Ferulago angulata in the Hezar Mountains and Bondar Henza, Kerman, Iran
1M.Sc. Graduated from Natural Resource Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Baft Branch
2Assist. Prof., Faculty of Natural Resources, Islamic Azad University, Baft Branch
3Faculty of Natural Resources, Islamic Azad University, Baft Branch
4Member of Science Group of Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources of Kerman
Abstract
In order to study of ecological and phenological traits of Ferulago angulata as an important medicinal plant, this research was conducted in Hezar Mountains and Bondareh Henza in Kerman province, Iran. Random samples of this plant were taken and their vegetation habitat conditions and their growth characteristics including height of collar leaves, height of flower stem, flower stem number and forage production were recorded and categorized. Physical and chemical soil characteristics (soil texture, acidity, soil Electrical Conductivity (EC), absorbable phosphorus and potassium, and the percent of organic carbon) were examined by monthly interval at a soil depth of 30 cm from March to September. All characteristics were analyzed using factorial experiment with two factors of sites and months. Results showed that this species grow quite satisfactorily in the foothills elevation of 2750 m to 3540 m above sea level as long as it received more than 200 mm annual precipitation. The soil EC was less than 1 ds/m and acidity was ranged from 7.5 to 7.8. Canopy cover in Henza and Babzangi were 15.7% and 6.1%, respectively. Results showed that growth indices as height of collar leaves and forage production were high at the Babzangi sites, while the height of flower stem was important in Henza. For phenological process, the results indicated that plant germination started from the end of March-April and continued to the end of summer; flowering started from May-June; seeding completed in June-July and dried out completely by end of summer. Moreover in winter, the plants were dormant.
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