Ghassem Habibi  Bibalani, Leila  Joudi, Hamideh  Shadkami-Til, 
    Average Stem Biomass of <I>Lappula microcarpa</I> in Shanjan Rangelands, East Azerbaijan, Iran,
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 5,Issue 6,
    2010,
    Pages 444-447,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2010.444.447,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2010.444.447)
    Abstract: Stem of plants can be used as animal grazing, wind erosion control, reduce water flow, increase evaporation and transpiration. In NW of Iran (East Azerbaijan province), rangelands was utilized with animal grazing and changed to agricultural land use; this vegetation is unsuitable vegetation coverage. We studied <I>Lappula microcarpa </I>to determine its stem biomass characteristics. Data were collected with accidental sampling method (1x1 m) in this aria. In total of 20 plots were collected and 100 samples were studied in this research. Minimum, maximum and mean stem biomasses of this plant were 6.2, 11.3 and 9.5 g, respectively.
    Keywords: Lappula microcarpa;rangeland;stem biomass;accidental;vegetation;Iran