Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Călin Gheorghe PĂȘCUȚ, Octavian BERCHEZ, Sorin DOROG, Valeriu Adrian ȘTEF
The present study proposed two main objectives, the first was to investigate Festuca rupicola Heuff. grasslands in Bihor County in terms of productivity and biodiversity. The second main objective involves analyzing the floristic composition and comparing the productivity of Festuca rupicola Heuff. grasslands in Bihor County with similar phytocoenoses from nine locations elsewhere in Romania. To study the productive potential of Festuca rupicola Heuff. grasslands, two plant associations were studied: Festucetum rupicolae Burduja et al. 1956 and Thymo comosi-Festucetum rupicolae (Csűrös et Gergely 1959) Pop et Hodișan 1985, from seven locations in Bihor County. Festuca rupicola Heuff. grasslands are characteristic of the plains and hilly zones of Bihor County, occurring on moderately sloping terrain with generally sunny exposures. Due to less pronounced xerothermic ecological conditions, these grasslands exhibit a complex floristic composition, consisting mainly of xerophilous species, as well as mesoxerophilous ones. The pastoral value and productivity of these grasslands in Bihor County are weak-medium to middle-good, with a yield of 6.07-11.80 t/ha of green mass and a capacity of 0.57-0.98 LU/ha. To obtain a clearer understanding of the pastoral value, green mass production and livestock carrying capacity of these grasslands in Bihor County, a correlation analysis was conducted on Festuca rupicola Heuff. dominated grasslands originating from nine distinct regions of Romania.
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{simplepopup popup="false" name="Citation95"}PASCUT C.G., BERCHEZ O., DOROG S., STEF V.A. 2026, VEGETATION AND THE PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF PERMANENT GRASSLANDS DOMINATED BY Festuca rupicola Heuff. IN BIHOR COUNTY (NORTH-WESTERN ROMANIA). Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1, ISSN 2285-5785, 774-785. {/simplepopup}