Fodder Production and Grassland Management

TYPES OF GRASSLAND COVERS

• For  a  proper  management of grasslands  it  is  necessary  to  know  something  about the  ecology  of  Indian  grasslands, its area of occurrence, production potential and management methods.  Five  main  types of grassland covers were identified in India.  
  • Dicanthium - Cenchrus - Elyonurus type (Area : 434000 sq. km.)
  • Sehima-Dicanthium cover (Area: 17,400 sq.km.)
  • Phragmites - Saccharum cover (Area : 28,00,000 sq.km.)
  • Themada - Arundinella cover (Area : 2,30,400 sq.km.)
  • Temperate and Alpine cover