Biodiversity of agronomical crops in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, Iran
Subject Areas : Agroecology JournalMahdi Javadzadeh 1 , Mansoor Saljooghianpour 2
1 - Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department, Iranshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iranshahr, Iran
2 - Agronomy and Plant Breeding Department, Iranshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iranshahr, Iran
Keywords: agrobiodiversity, Evenness Index, Richness Index, Shannon Index, Sorenson Index,
Abstract :
This research was conducted to assess the biodiversity of crops, cropping area, species richness, and biodiversity indices in Sistan & Balouchestan province, Iran. Agronomic crops are classified into eight groups including cereals, legumes, forage plants, oilseeds, patch products, vegetables, industrial plants, medicinal herbs and spices. A great biodiversity of agronomic crops were found in different cities of the province. In the studied areas, enrichment of species in Iranshahr, Khash and Chabahar was 30, 25, and 17 respectively; also the value of Shannon-Wiener index and species uniformity were 1.22 and 0.32, respectively for the whole province. The Shannon-Wiener biodiversity index for medicinal herbs and forage plants were 1.90 and 0.39, respectively. The uniformity index of crops of Iranshahr was 0.11 and Chabahar was 0.1. Therefore, Sistan & Balouchestan Province was relatively well-positioned in terms of the diversity of crop species. However, relatively small planting in the cities was relatively low. Due to the climate characteristics of this province, it is possible to cultivate various forage and industrial species.
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Koocheki A, Nassiri Mahallati M, Jahanbin GH, Zarae A (2004c) Diversity of crop cultivars in Iran. Desert Journal 9: 49-67. [in Persian with English abstract]
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Magurran AE (1988) Ecological diversity and its measurement. Croom Helm Publisher: London.
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Salighe M, Bareimanei F, Esmaeilnegad M (2008) Climatical regionalization on Sistan and Balouchestan Province. Geography and development 6(12): 101-106
Saxena KG, Maikhuri RK, Rao KS (2005) Change in agricultural biodiversity: implications for sustainable livelihood in the Himalaya. Journal of Mountain Science 2: 23-31.
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Young-Mathews A, Cullman SW, Sanchez-Moreno S, Ogeen AT, Ferris H, Hollander AD, Jackson LE (2010) Plant-soil biodiversity relationships and nutrient retention in agricultural riparian zones of the Sacramento Valley, California. Agroforestry Systems 80: 41-60.
Zimmerer KS (1991) Managing diversity in potato and maize fields of the Peruvian Andes. Ethnobiological 11: 23-49.
Whittaker H (1972) Evolution and measurement of species diversity. Taxon 21(2/3): 213-25.
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