POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MEADOWS FROM BANAT MOUNTAIN AREA

Abstract

The efficient management of mountain meadows and the sheep production system in conditions of sustainability of the area, requires the use of good exploitation practices on pastures, by implementing integronic management that will include the management of meadows, soil, water and vegetation. Management measures for good water management to express production according to the capacity of the soil to produce vegetative mass, must provide for the provision of a sufficient quantity of quality water, using where possible automatic sprinklers or other watering systems and in sufficient quantities. The implementation of the best vegetation management on the meadows from Banat mountain area depends on the variation of the production factors, the number of sheep grazing on a unit of area, the grazing period on a pasture area, the number of available meadows and the productivity of the meadow. Maintaining or improving the vegetation on the meadows depends on the carrying capacity of the meadow, the number of grazing sheep and the grazing capacity according to the nutritional value of the meadow.