Determination of Some Properties of Herbaceous Plants in Understory of Urban Forestry in Bartın Province

Journal Title: ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2

Abstract

This study was carried out in Urban Forestry in Bartın province during vegetation period in 2017. The objective of this research was to determine some properties of vegetation and analyze botanical composition in understory of Urban Forestry in Bartın province. A total of 93 plant taxons were diagnosed that they consisted of 19 legumes, 15 grasses, 59 other family taxons that they belonged to thirty-two plant families . Twenty-five of diagnosed plants had annual life span and the others had perennial. When these plants were evaluated in terms of forage value, twenty of them were decreaser plants with high forage value, seven of them were increaser and the others were invaders. Canopy coverage and botanical composition were determined by transect method. The canopy coverage was %87. Botanical composition was 24,3% legumes, 54,6% grasses and 21.1% other plant families.

Authors and Affiliations

Şahin PALTA, Ayşe GENÇ LERMİ

Keywords

Related Articles

The Examination of Agricultural Organization Legislation and Policies in Turkey: The Case of Agricultural Cooperatives

Agricultural sector keeps its importance regularly due to its functions such as meeting the needs of people in need of food, providing raw materials to industrial sector, and creating employment. It deals with various pr...

New Pear Cultivar: Akçay 77®

Hybridization studies and natural bud spur mutations have been important in obtaining new pear cultivars. One mother plant carrying a new bud–sport mutation have been found in „Santa Maria‟ cultivar orchards located in S...

Determination of Milk and Dairy Products Consumption Quantity of Consumers in TR22 South Marmara Region

Milk is a important product for human nourishment. Milk and dairy products constitutes basic protein source of daily life. Although Turkey takes place in the first ten countries in terms of milk production quantity, quit...

Analysis of Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Level of Producers from Machinery Equipment Support within the scope of the IPARD Project in Çanakkale

Growing food need has brought up intensive approaches in agriculture to the agenda instead of extensive approaches depending on the growing population in the world and Turkey. The use of machinery in agriculture has beco...

Investigation on Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Seed Germination in Marginal Lands

There are no studies on the effects that some pre-treatment of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seed germination has without irrigation in marginal areas. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of some pre-tr...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP254176
  • DOI -
  • Views 130
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Şahin PALTA, Ayşe GENÇ LERMİ (2017). Determination of Some Properties of Herbaceous Plants in Understory of Urban Forestry in Bartın Province. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 5(2), 1-8. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-254176