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Effects of Green-stage Grazing on Rainfed Barley in Northern Syria. II. Yield and Economic Returns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. K. Yau ,
M. S. Mekni ,
I. Naji  and
J. P. Srivastava
S. K. Yau
Affiliation:
Cereal Improvement Programme, The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
M. S. Mekni
Affiliation:
Cereal Improvement Programme, The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
I. Naji
Affiliation:
Cereal Improvement Programme, The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
J. P. Srivastava
Affiliation:
Cereal Improvement Programme, The International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
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Summary

The effect of a single grazing at the tillering stage on barley yield and economic returns was studied with two widely grown local landraces over five seasons at Tel Hadya and two seasons at Breda in northern Syria. In general, grazing reduced both grain and straw yield, particularly the latter. The percentage of grain yield reduction was similar at the two sites. Grazing increased net revenue on average, though there were marked seasonal differences. This increase was higher at Breda, the drier site, a finding which contradicts the commonly-held belief that grazing is unprofitable in dry areas.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 501 - 507
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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