title: Row distance method sowing of forage Kochia, eastern saltwort and winterfat.
abstract: In this study, we used three native range species of eastern saltwort, winterfat and forage Kochia. These species are extremely adapted to dry lands and have high productivity comparison with other forage species. In order to increase range production in poor, dry and sub dry land in the province of Khorasan (Sabzevar) the seeds of these species naturally were sowed. They were sowed individually on rows and mixed of the two by 2 or 3 species on the alternative rows. The research was carried out statistically in Completely Randomized Block Design (CRBD) as a factorial experiment by two factors. The first factor was row distance of seeding (three levels, 50, 75 and 100 cm distance between each row) and the second was kinds of intercropping methods (seven level of individual seeding by three mentioned species and mixed alternative rows of two by 2 and 3 species together) with four replicates (3x7x4). Number of seed was accounted by the number of bushes were germinated or died in each experimental unit. The results showed that maximum abundant of seed germination of all treatments was occurred from late April to late May. Sowing in the row spaces of 50 cm had highly statistically significant production than the ones of 75 and 100 cm spaces. Also, by comparing relative frequency percentage of germinated seeds and relative germinated died seed revealed that individual sowing seed of Salsola orientalis and Eurotia ceratoides, by 50 cm row space in Sabzevar region had better result, respectively, because of lowest mortality of plants and highest productivity of biomass.
authors.affiliation: Mashhad Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Khorasan Province, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zadbar
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Dormanov
authors.forename: H Heidari
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Shariph-abad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dorikov
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jalilvand
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000821:Animal Feed; D019663:Chenopodiaceae / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D007492:Iran; D012639:Seeds