Botanical and forage managed investigation on the Hungarian grey cattle pasture near Badacsonytördemic

Authors

  • Szilárd Szentes Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Lawnfarming
  • Barnabás Wichmann Szent István University, Institute of Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Judit Házi Szent István University, Institute of Environmental and Landscape Management, Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology
  • Julianna Tasi Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Lawnfarming
  • Károly Penksza Szent István University, Institute of Environmental and Landscape Management, Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.4115

Keywords:

grazing, pasture, hayfield, species composition, nature conservation

Abstract

Sample areas can be found in the Tapolcai Basin. Phytosociological samples were collected: 32 ha grassland stand with low intensity grazing (under-grazed pasture), 38 ha overgrazed pasture, 34 ha meadow (hayfield) and the stand where animals drinking. The areas were suitable for following up the changes of vegetation and production in every grazing season of a year. 5 pieces of 2×2 m phytosociological samples were examined on each sample area, prepared according to the Braun-Blanquet method (1964) in April, May, June, August and September of the year 2008. There are 118 Hungarian Grey Cattles on the pastures.
In case of the Taplocai Basin, low number of species (20 to 30) was detected in the undergrazed pasture and the control area. About one month per year grazing time in the undergrazed area was not enough to achieve a better state for species diversity, and the amount of forage remained high. The overgrazed pasture carries a low forage value and contains a high number of weed species, despite the spectacularly high total number of plant species (38 to 39). Consequently, grazing pressure has to be decreased. Although the number of species is lower in the hayfield (26 to 27), species composition and ability for forage supply is much better, showing that the proper management of the area is taken here.

Author Biography

  • Szilárd Szentes, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Lawnfarming

    corresponding author
    szemarcius@gmail.com

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Published

2009-12-29

Issue

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Tanulmányok, eredeti közlemények

How to Cite

Botanical and forage managed investigation on the Hungarian grey cattle pasture near Badacsonytördemic. (2009). JOURNAL OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY | TÁJÖKÖLÓGIAI LAPOK , 7(2), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.4115

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