Achievements
- The result of the efforts of researchers in the rangeland research division is the publication of numerous final reports of research projects, the publication of dozens of books, scientific and research articles, handbooks and technical manuals, among which the most important are:
- Publishing 1308 final reports of research projects
- Production of vegetation digital maps on a scale of 1: 250,000 as a national document
- Identifying 3029 vegetation types and determining the soil, geology and climate characteristics in each type
- Publication of 119 volumes of vegetation types in the country
- The production of integrated vegetation maps in 19 provinces and compiling the book of vegetation types for each province
- Publication of 9 volumes of medicinal and industrial plants distribution and the production of digital maps and introduction of some ecological characteristics of species
- Determining the preference value and allowable use of the most important rangeland species in different climate zones of the country
- Determining the seasonal changes in production and consumption of the most important rangeland species in different climatic regions of the country
- Determining the time of livestock entry to and exit from rangelands in different climatic regions of the country
- Classification of rangeland species in terms of production and consumption in different months
- Compilation and publication of 16 books in relation to production, exploitation, preference value and the allowable use of rangelands in the country
- Evaluation of morphological traits, forage production and compatibility of 26 species of perennial forage grasses
- Evaluation of morphological traits and forage production of 41 species of perennial forage forbs
- Evaluation of morphological traits and forage production of 11 species of perennial shrubs
- Determining the method of planting and establishment of 58 broadleaf species in various climatic regions of the country
- Introducing 23 alfalfa cultivars for planting in degraded rangelands and low-yielding farms in different ecological zones
- Determining the vegetative behavior and ecological characteristics of 60 important rangelands in different climate zones of the country