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Journal-of-Rangeland-Science-JRS

Journal of Rangeland Science (JRS)

Editor-in-Chief: Ali Ashraf Jafari, PhD

Online ISSN: 2423-642X

Print ISSN: 2008-9996

Publishes Quarterly

Original Article
Influence of Pasture and Rainfed Agriculture Land Uses on Soil Loss in Dojag-Chay Subwatershed (Ardabil Province- NW Iran)

One of the main resonator factors in watershed soil erosion is inappropriate land management including conversion of pasture land to dry-land farming. Unfortunately, the changes of Gara Su watershed usages have been very common. Thus, in order to understand the influence of land use on runoff rate and soil loss, soil losses were investigated and […]

Original Article
Study of Gene Effects for Stalk Sugar Yield and Its Component Traits in Sweet Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Using Generation Mean Analysis

Generation mean analysis was carried out to estimate the nature and magnitude of gene effects for sugar yield and its component traits in sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. Six basic generations, namely P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1P1, BC1P2 of four crosses involving seven diverse parents were evaluated in rainy 2009. The mean performance of […]

Original Article
Assessment of the Effects of Overgrazing on the Soil Physical Characteristic and Vegetation Cover Changes in Rangelands of Hosainabad in Kurdistan Province, Iran

Soil physical properties have an important role on vegetation growth through affecting the development of root system. The aim of this study was to investigate the trampling effect of livestock grazing on soil physical properties and vegetation cover changes. The experiment was conducted on three range condition sites (Reference, Key and Critical area) with ten […]

Original Article
Geomorphological Facies Zonation, Using GIS and RS and its Application in Natural Resources. (Case Study of Kouhdasht Watershed)

In recent years, the occurrence of water and wind erosion in different parts of country due to the changes of land use from the forest and pasture into the agricultural and also construction of communication lines have increased. The study and research on this phenomenon, the effective factors in creating them and also identification of […]

Original Article
Estimation of Daily Evaporation Using of Artificial Neural Networks (Case Study; Borujerd Meteorological Station)

Evaporation is one of the most important components of hydrologic cycle. Accurate estimation of this parameter is used for studies such as water balance, irrigation system design, and water resource management. In order to estimate the evaporation, direct measurement methods or physical and empirical models can be used. Using direct methods require installing meteorological stations […]

Original Article
Effects of Phenological Stages on Yield and Quality Traits in 22 Populations of Tall Wheatgrass Agropyron elongatum Grown in Lorestan, Iran

The objective of this research was to study the effects of phenological stages on yield and quality traits in 22 populations of tall wheatgrass Agropyron elongatum. A split plot design was conducted using a complete randomized block with two replications in Lorestan (Borujerd), Iran during 2007-2008. The genotypes were cut in five maturity stages as […]

Original Article
Capability Investigation of Carbon Sequestration in Two Species (Artemisia sieberi Besser and Stipa barbata Desf.) Under Different Treatments of Vegetation Management (Saveh, Iran)

The rangelands, as one of the largest dynamic biomes in the world, have very capabilities. Regulation of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide as the main greenhouse gases, is one of these cases. The attention to rangeland, as cheep and reachable resources to sequestrate the carbon dioxide, increases after the Industrial Revolution. […]

Original Article
Investigation of Plant Diversity in Middle Rangelands of Taleghan by Using BIO-DAP

Plant Diversity conservation is a main objective in rangeland management. Plant diversity is a suitable index for showing the changes of vegetation in rangelands and has a high correlation with ecosystem parameters. Therefore, using this index it is possible to find the changes and manage the ecosystem correctly. The current research was performed to determine […]

Original Article
Study of Change in Water Quality at Different Distances form Sea in Mahi Estuarian Area

Main perennial rivers of Gujarat, Tapi, Narmada, Mahi and Sabarmati are meeting Arabian Sea in Gulf of Khambhat. The out flow of Mahi River into the sea is decreased due to construction of dams like Bajaj Sagar, Kadana, Panam and Wanakbori weir. So, Tidal effect of sea and sea water intrusion is being increased on […]

Original Article
Flood Water Surface Profile in Tapi River- Surat

Surat is a highly developed, thickly populated cosmopolitan character city with full of various activities going on day and night. Any natural calamity which causes loss of lives to property and infrastructure along with effects on industrial processes going on has serious impact on economy of the state. Therefore, it becomes highly necessary that flood […]