Watershed rehabilitation using rainwater harvesting and shrub establishment methods in Northern Afghanistan

cg.contactabdallam@oregonstate.eduen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerOregon State University - OSU United Statesen_US
cg.contributor.centerAfghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock - MAILen_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organization - CGIARen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climateen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteOregon State University - OSU United Statesen_US
cg.coverage.countryAFen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.creator.idHassan, Sawsan: 0000-0002-5057-8957en_US
cg.creator.idGamoun, Mouldi: 0000-0003-3714-7674en_US
cg.creator.idAtes, Serkan: 0000-0001-6825-3248en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwater harvestingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocshrubsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdirect seedingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 13 climate actionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
dc.contributorAbdallah, Mohameden_US
dc.contributorSafi, Navinen_US
dc.contributorHassan, Sawsanen_US
dc.contributorGamoun, Mouldien_US
dc.contributorAtes, Serkanen_US
dc.creatorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-10T16:58:59Z
dc.date.available2023-01-10T16:58:59Z
dc.description.abstractWatershed rangelands in Northern Afghanistan provide various ecosystem services that support the livelihoods of local people, but they are now highly degraded essentially due to the continuous high grazing pressure and recurrent droughts. Effects of shrub establishment method enhanced by water harvesting techniques to rehabilitate degraded rangelands have not been well addressed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of direct seeding and transplanting of seedlings in combination with semi-circular bunds on growth, yield, and survival rate of four shrub species (Atriplex halimus, Atriplex nummularia, Atriplex lentiformis, and Maireana brevifolia). The results showed that growth attributes and biomass production of shrubs were consistently greater in the transplanting compared to direct seeding. On average, the plant length, width, height, volume, cover, and biomass production of transplanted shrubs were greater than direct-seeded shrubs by 24.3, 8.6, 8.7, 121.5, 13.8 and 34.1%, respectively. Transplantation of seedlings improved the biomass production and growth particularly for A. nummularia and A. halimus. Biomass production of transplanted seedlings was highest for A. nummularia (1313.5 g DM/plant) and A. halimus (800 g DM/plant). There was a strong correlation between plant biomass production and volume (R2 Plant volume = 0.88) for the shrub A. nummularia, indicating that plant volume is a key variable for assessing biomass production for these species. Additionally, survival rate was greater (100%) in transplanting versus direct seeding (67%) for Atriplex species. However, the survival rate of M. brevifolia was 100% in both planting methods, suggesting that based on better survival this halophytic plant has great potential when restoring degraded rangelands. Collectively, on the basis of better growth rates, yield, and survival, transplanting A. nummularia and A. halimus may enhance shrub establishment and contribute to the rehabilitation of degraded areas.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://rangelands.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-SRM-Annual-Meeting-ABSTRACTS.pdfen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/6378ead0f80584b67b26fff1f6889b50/v/9947d5f865ad2670aaa365324191f92aen_US
dc.identifier.citationMounir Louhaichi, Mohamed Abdallah, Navin Safi, Sawsan Hassan, Mouldi Gamoun, Serkan Ates. (1/4/2022). Watershed rehabilitation using rainwater harvesting and shrub establishment methods in Northern Afghanistan. Poster: Society for Range Management (SRM) congress, United States of America.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/67882
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management (SRM)en_US
dc.rightsCopyrighted; Non-commercial educational use onlyen_US
dc.subjectclimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
dc.subjectseedlings transplantingen_US
dc.titleWatershed rehabilitation using rainwater harvesting and shrub establishment methods in Northern Afghanistanen_US
dc.typePosteren_US
dcterms.available2022-04-01en_US

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