Establishment percentage of the most important perennial shrubs in vegetation zones of Kerman

A large surface area of rangelands in Iran is degraded due to some different factors such as overgrazing, climate-change and so forth. Therefore, an important part of rangelands species is endangered. Rangeland improvement and rehabilitation as well as introducing tolerant species are of utmost importance towards rangeland sustainability. For this, the seeds of different accessions of most important perennial shrubs were collected from the rangelands in Kerman province and cultivated in the research station of Kerman province. A study was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications under field conditions, to comparing the germination and establishment of the accessions. Data analysis was performed using SAS software and mean comparisons were made by Duncan's multiple range test. According to the results, Fortuynia bungei showed a better germination and establishment rate as compared with other species. In addition, among the accessions, the highest establishment percentage was recorded for Kouhpayeh (53.03%) and Bam (52%) populations.