@article{ÇAÇAN_KORTAK_2021, title={Determination of Botanical Composition, Rangeland Status and Health of Elazıg Province Karakocan District Basyurt Village Rangeland}, volume={5}, url={https://www.ispecjournal.com/index.php/ispecjas/article/view/208}, DOI={10.46291/ISPECJASvol5iss3pp690-696}, abstractNote={<p>This study was carried out to determine the botanical composition, rangeland status and health of Elazığ province Karakoçan district Başyurt village rangeland. 41 plant species belonging to 15 families were determined in the rangeland area. The rate of plant covered area was 76.9%. The rate of legumes, grasses and other families was 0.9%, 35.5% and 63.6%. The dominant species in the rangeland were <em>Gundelia</em> <em>tournefortii</em> (19.62%), <em>Hordeum</em> <em>bulbosum</em> (18.28%) and <em>Eremopoa</em> <em>persica</em> (13.29%). Rangeland status was determined as “weak”. The fact that most of the plants in the rangeland are invasive, the rate of legumes in the botanical composition is low and the rangeland situation is weak, has led to the conclusion that the rangeland area needs improvement. In order to switch to the alternating grazing system in the rangeland, to fertilize the rangeland and to reduce the pressure on the rangeland, the village residents who benefit from the rangeland should be encouraged to produce forage crops.</p>}, number={3}, journal={ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences}, author={ÇAÇAN, Erdal and KORTAK, Şerafettin}, year={2021}, month={Sep.}, pages={690–696} }