Production and nutritional quality of woody species in rangelands in Lagadas county of Thessaloniki prefecture
Woody plants play an important role to rural animals’ nutrition mainly in the summer period. The aim of this study was to study the production and nutritive value of the woody species that are present in shrublands of Lagadas county in Thessaloniki prefecture. In each of these woody species canopy cover, maximum and mean height and above ground biomass were measured. Moreover, the crude protein content (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber and lignin (ΑDF and ADL), as well as the in tro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) were determined. It was found that Quercus coccifera and Quercus pubescens were the dominant species with annual forage production 3200 και 1990 kg/ha respectively. Rosa canina, however had better nutritive value (CP: 7.8%, NDF: 36.2%, ADL: 7.6 and IVOMD: 55.9 %) than the other woody species.
Department of Range Science and Wildlife – Freshwater Fisheries, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (286) 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece, e-mail : chkarako@for.auth.gr
Keywords:Cover, height, above ground biomass, Quercus coccifera, Quercus pubescens, Rosa canina
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Book:RANGE SCIENCE AND PROTECTED AREAS - Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Leonidio Arcadia Peloponnesus, 2-4 October 2008 (Edited by: Konstantinos Th. Mantzanas, Vasillios P. Papanastasis)
