Production and quality of meadow associations in forest hunting grounds in Serbia

Abstract

Determination of meadow associations was done on three locations: enclosed section of the hunting ground 'Posavsko loviste Karakusa' (Forest holding Sremska Mitrovica), enclosed breeding ground i.e. area 'Miloseva voda' (Sokolovica) and enclosed breeding ground 'Lomnicka reka' (Veliki Jastrebac). Phytocenological records were used to determine number and cover, and in samples the presence of plant species was determined and based on this analysis to which plant associations they belong. In determined associations the share in percentages of grass and leguminous species of high, medium and poor quality was determined, as well as species of other families, conditionally useful, bad, worthless, harmful and slightly poisonous. On the first location the following associations were established: Agrostio-Juncetum effusi Cinc. 1959., Trifolio-Agrostietum stoloniferae LJ. Mark. 1973., Agrostietum vulgaris Z. Pavl. 1955. sensu lato. On the second location, on both meadows, the association Festuco-Agrostietum Horv. (1952) 1982. em Trinajest. 1972. was established, whereas on the third location, association Agrostio-Festucetum vallesiacae Gajic 1961 was established. In investigated associations, the production of green mass and dry matter was established, as well as main parameters of the quality of grass mass (crude proteins, crude fibre, crude lipids, NFE and mineral matters). .