Effects of Grand Solar Minimum on climate and on rangeland Productivity, typologies, climate-diaggrams interpretation. Rangeland analysis, botanical composition and biomass. Seeding, fertilizing. Effects of grazine and browsing. LU calculations. Rangeland and pasture improvements.
Formare esperti capaci di gestire un rangeland o un pascolo.
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Esposizioni del docente + approfondimenti esposti dagli studenti
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Programma del corso
Effects of climate on rangeland Productivity. rangeland and pasture typologies according to diffeerent climate areas. Seasonality of production. Drawing climate-diagrams with Walter method and their interpretation with focus on seasonality of pasture production. Rangeland analysis, botanical composition and biomass, quantitative methods of analysis especially linear analysis. Seeding, overseeding, fertilization.
Main forage species grasses and legumes. Effects of grazing and browsing on soil and vegetation. Livestock Units calculations, field methods, especially method of Ponderal Contribution. Rangeland and pasture improvements.