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Role of Range Grasses in Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity

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Range grasses grow in diverse environmental conditions from extreme dry and hot conditions to cold and upland hilly areas. Range grasses have unique adaptability mechanism which makes suitable in diverse range. Because of wide availability, it is widely used in various forms by humans as well as animals as a source of food and feed. These grasses are major source of energy generated on earth and serve as multi-nutrient source. These range grasses play significant role in building economy as well as sustaining ecosystem. Due to excess degradation in the environment, huge imbalance has occurred in the ecosystem. The range grasses play an important role in conservation and restoration of biodiversity by phytoremediation, carbon sequestration, abiotic stress resistance, soil conservation, nutritional security for livestock with high fodder value, and medicinal and aromatic property. This chapter deals with various aspects of range grasses which show its importance in restoration for use in the coming future.

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Singh, P. et al. (2022). Role of Range Grasses in Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity. In: Kumar, P., Tomar, R.S., Bhat, J.A., Dobriyal, M., Rani, M. (eds) Agro-biodiversity and Agri-ecosystem Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0928-3_4

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