Botanical composition of pastures with different plant densities

Fikret Saygin; Kagan Kokten; Tolga Karakoy; Muhammed Tatar; Meliha Feryal Sarikaya; Ilker Yuce; Guneren Cicek

doi:10.59515/rma.2025.v46.i2.01

Authors

Fikret Saygin Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Kagan Kokten Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Tolga Karakoy Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Muhammed Tatar Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Meliha Feryal Sarikaya Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Ilker Yuce Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye
Guneren Cicek Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas-58000, Turkiye

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59515/rma.2025.v46.i2.01

Keywords:

Frequency, Grasses, Legumes, Pasture

Abstract

The study was carried out in the Aciyurt pasture of Ulas district of Sivas province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey to determine the area covered with plants, botanical composition and frequency values of plants in pastures with different plant densities. NDVI data was created using 10 m resolution Sentinel 2A satellite images of April and May 2021 and 4 different vegetation densities (very high, high, medium and very low) were determined. The proportions of the area covered with herbs, grasses, legumes and other family plants, and the proportions of grasses, legumes and other family plants in the covered area varied 57.2-96.9, 16.7-42.4, 4.0-21.3, 33.2-50.8, 29.4-43.9, 5.1-21.9 and 34.2-65.5%, respectively. The most common species in the pasture were Festuca ovina (57.51%), Bromus tectorum L. (44.65%), Convolvulus assyricus (39.23%), Veronica orientalis Mill. (26.31%), Medicago sp. (22.89%) and Alyssum pateri Nyὰr (21.43%).