Grass Diversity and Status Assessment of Semi-Natural Grassland for Better Management: A Case Study of Rampura Grassland of Dahod District, Gujarat

Rohitkumar Patel; Sujitkumar R. Prajapati; R. M. Parmar

doi:10.36808/if/2024/v150i2/170090

Grass Diversity and Status Assessment of Semi-Natural Grassland for Better Management: A Case Study of Rampura Grassland of Dahod District, Gujarat

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Rohitkumar Patel Department of Botany, Government Science College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Sujitkumar R. Prajapati Department of Botany, Government Science College, Limkheda, Dahod, Gujarat
R. M. Parmar Gujarat Forest Department, Baria (Gujarat)

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2024/v150i2/170090

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