Nutrient Content and Crude Protein of Some Plants in Natural Rangeland in Konya Region

The research was carried out in order to determine the nutrient content of different plant species growing in rangeland areas including Selcuk University Campus on Konya-Afyon Highway, approximately 20 km north of Konya province center in 1993. The research area in the typical continental climate zone has a shallow soil structure with depth varying according to topography. Soils that have clay-loam have very high pH and lime values and low organic matter. Vegetative parts of the plants were collected and analyzed in June during late vegetative development. Macro and micro nutrient contents obtained from plant analyzes were different according to the plant species. According to this, the nitrogen of macro nutrients is the highest (1.51%) among the tested plants Euphobia macroclada Boiss., phosphorus Glaucium grandiflorum Boiss. et Huet in Boiss. var. tuguatum Culllen. (0.18%) and potassium was found in Salvia sclarea L. plant (1.66%). The highest values of calcium, magnesium and sulfur elements are also found in phosphorus, such as Glaucium grandiflorum Boiss. et Huet in Boiss. var. tuguatum Culllen. (2.95%, 0.69 and 0.51 respectively). Achillea wilhelmsii C. Koch. Sodium (0.13%) was found to be higher than the others. Depending on the nitrogen values obtained, the highest crude protein content (9.44%) was also obtained in the same plant. Iron (556 ppm), zinc (35 ppm) and manganese (194 ppm) were obtained from the micro nutrients Thymus sipyleus Boiss. subsp. Rosulans (Borbas) Jalas., Eryngium campestre L. var. virens Link. and Achillea wilhelmsii C. Koch. were found to be higher in plants than in the others. 290 ppm B was detected in Bromus tectorum L. plant. All of the plants studied were under the copper element reading limits