Determination of the Growth Patterns of Ebu Cehil (Calligonum polygonoides L. ssp.comosum (L’Hér.) ) Shrub in Terms of Grazing Management

This study was projected to determine the growth patterns of ebu cehil (calligonum polygonoides l.ssp. comosum (l’hér.)) shrub growing as endemic in turkey (igdir). thus, how ebu cehil shrub affected by present ecological conditions besides appropriate grazing periods in terms of range management was studied to reveal. research was conducted on 20 shrub masses exstensively growing in the protected areas in the field of wind erosion in 2013. observations were taken once a week in the spring that the plants actively developed, but 10 day intervals in other growing periods. as a result, ıt was identified that ebu cehil started to grow at an earlier stage according to herbaceous and shrub species in the same ecology. however it realized the optimum development at the end of april. and this period can be considered as the start of grazing for ebu cehil. in addition, shoot, flower, fruit and seed creation periods varied by month and could continue the growth in year for a long time.consequently, this property that have ebu cehil is able to think as an important source of forage for grazing livestock especially throughout autumn and late summer periods in which herbaceous species stop growing.