Land use
Crops (and rotation): alternation of wheat species with one year fallow interval to store water in soil. This period of fallow is frequently applied by farmers in the region due to its benefits.
Crop calendar & tillage practices: Tillage with tractor in September and sowing after first rain in October. Mechanized weeding (with hoe) and absolutely fertilization before seed sowing. Pesticide may be applied according to severity of plant disease and richness of farmers. Harvesting is done in mid July by harvest machine. Residual straw is collected and packed automatically by special agriculture equipments.
Chemicals (fertilizer, pesticides) applied: Cereal crops are grown in the area and fertilizers applied are normally 6-7 kg P2O5 (phosphorus containing fertilizer e.g. diamoniumphosphate (44-46% P2O5)) and 7-9 kg N (nitrogenous containing fertilizer e.g. amonium nitrate (33% N)) in dry farming. Pesticides application depends on which the cereal species grown and kind of diseases affected the crop.
Irrigation: none
Natural vegetation, main types and species composition: Our botanical expert made some observations in the several km east of the SIP field in the pastureland and documented the following natural vegetation:
Astragalus pseudocaspius, Astragalus microcephalus, Hohenackenia exscapa, Astragalus vulneraria, Cousinia iconica, Globularia trichosantha, Convolutus galatrun, Alyssum sp., Koeleria cristata, Scutellaria orientalis, Filago pyramidata, Paronychia carica, Minourtra leudoboriana, Anthemis cretica, Astragalus condensatus.
Stocking density of animals: Only certain farmers own sheep that graze outdoor. The estimated number of sheep in the Egrioz village (field is belonging to this village) is about 2000 while the total area (pastureland plus dry farming fields) is about 5 km2.
