Checklist of pasture species at Biratnagar, Eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Bhabindra Niroula Department of Botany, Post-graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Yam Prakash Dangi Department of Botany, Post-graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Poonam Shah Department of Botany, Post-graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Sasinath Jha Department of Botany, Post-graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v9i1.51727

Keywords:

Grasses, invasive species, legumes, scarce, unpalatable

Abstract

Pasture species of Biratnagar area were seasonally observed during 2018. A total of 77 species including monocot grasses (27) nonlegumes forbs (43), and legumes (7) were recorded. Seasonally, summer had maximum number of species (73), followed by rainy (64 species) and winter (53 species). Occasional and scarce native grasses were replaced by unpalatable and invasive species. Desmostachya bipinnata (graminoid) and Indigofera linifolia (legume) were the scarcely found species.

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Published

2019-12-01

How to Cite

Niroula, B., Dangi, Y. P., Shah, P., & Jha, S. (2019). Checklist of pasture species at Biratnagar, Eastern Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 9(1), 28–33. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v9i1.51727

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2019)

Section

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