Uses and knowledge of plant species by Mongolian herders in the Gobi Desert and identification of species of interest for planting

Barnes Annaêl, Taugourdeau Simon, Bazan Samantha, Rayot Véronique. 2021. Uses and knowledge of plant species by Mongolian herders in the Gobi Desert and identification of species of interest for planting. . IRC. Nairobi : IRC, 4 p. International Grassland Congress (IGC 2021). 24, Nairobi, Kenya, 25 Octobre 2021/29 Octobre 2021.

Note générale : A l'occasion de ce congrès, s'est également déroulé le 11th International Rangeland Congress (IRC 2021), October 25-29, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya. Ces deux congrès joints se sont déroulés en virtuel

Résumé : In Central Asia, many projects propose to establish single-species saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron (C.A. Meyer) Bunge) plantations. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among herders in Ulaanbadrakh, in the Dornogobi province, and herders in Gurvansaikhan, in the Dundgobi province in the Gobi Desert (Mongolia). The aim of this survey is to verify the interest of saxaul for the local populations, and to identify other woody species of interest for planting. Herders were questioned about the use of plant species from the Gobi grazing lands: livestock feed, human food, and then about plant species non-eaten by livestock and those that could be toxic to them. A total of 75 species and 413 uses related to these species were cited. We retained the species cited by at least 25% of the herders: 8 species of interest were selected, then sorted according to the number of associated positive uses, while focusing on the species cited in Ulaanbadrakh (area of interest in the Dornogobi). Saxaul appears to be the most numerous woody species for the herders and their livestock. Three other woody species of interest have also been identified. These results show that there is a high diversity of plant species used. It would be interesting to investigate the interest of a multi-species plantation for herders and their livestock in future surveys.

Mots-clés libres : Mongolia, Pastures, Fodder use, Human use, Planting

Auteurs et affiliations

• Barnes Annaêl, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-8111-5402
• Taugourdeau Simon, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-6561-3228
• Bazan Samantha, CIRAD-ES-UMR SELMET (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-9812-5164
• Rayot Véronique, Orano (FRA)

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