Imperata cylindrica in the highlands of northern Thailand: Its productivity and status as a weed
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Maountain Research and Development v. 3, no. 4, p. 386-388617564Summary: The grasslands of northern Thailand are a consequence of shifting cultivation practices of local opium-growing farmers and they are maintained by annual fires. Their productivity is low and they are a fire hazard in the dry season. In swiddening systems, a grassland fallow appears inferior to forest as a means of restoring soil fertility after a cropping phase. Imperata cylindrica cannot be classed as a serious weed in this area; the grass provides some foragefor village cattle, is seldom a problem in cultivated fields, and tends to decline or disappear if continually grazed by cattle. Improved pastures based onDesmodium intortum or Stylosanthes
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The grasslands of northern Thailand are a consequence of shifting cultivation practices of local opium-growing farmers and they are maintained by annual fires. Their productivity is low and they are a fire hazard in the dry season. In swiddening systems, a grassland fallow appears inferior to forest as a means of restoring soil fertility after a cropping phase. Imperata cylindrica cannot be classed as a serious weed in this area; the grass provides some foragefor village cattle, is seldom a problem in cultivated fields, and tends to decline or disappear if continually grazed by cattle. Improved pastures based onDesmodium intortum or Stylosanthes
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