Effects of different levels of seeding on forage and seed yield of Agropyron elongatum & A. desertorum

Seeding is an important methods of range improvement practice in the world. Optimum seed quantity is a challenging issue worthwhile to be studied. These studies are looking for a balance between the amount of seed and quantity of forge they can attain. The principle goal of this study is to searchfor appropriate amount of seed to produce satisfactory amount of forage and seed through cultivation of Agropyron elongatum and Agropyron desertorum. Factorial random design total black was used for the experiment with four frequencies. Two species: A. elongatum, A. desertorum and three level of seed amounts (2.5, 3, 3.5kg/ha) were used for the study for two years. Rows were 5×3m distanced 1 meter from each other. Seeds were cultivated on rows on every 50cm. Results showed that A. elongatum, seed and forage production were significantly in consistent with the increases seeding intensity from 2.5 to 3 and 3.5 kg/ha. This suggests that usage of more seeds, i.e. more than 3.5 kg/ha may increase the forage and seed production. In A. desertorum level of 3 and 3.5kg seeds per hectare doesn’t show a significant effect on seed and forage production. For levels of 2.5 and 3kg seeding per hectare the result showed significant effect on seed and forage production. Hence, 3kg seed per hectare for this species can be an optimum amount for an acceptable function in terms of seed and forage production.