Data were collected from Rakh Dagar Kotli rangeland of Thal desert to determine the plant species composition, forage production and carrying capacity of the area to evaluate the current condition of the rangeland. Systematic sampling with random start procedure was adopted to collect the data. The study revealed that species composition of Cenchrus ciliaris was maximum (42.08%) followed by Eleusine flagellifera (27.41%) and Elionurus hirsutus (16.22%) respectively on the basis of cover percent data. The carrying capacity of the study area was 0.175 AU/ha/year which is quite low. Deteriorated condition of the rangeland could be improved by developing appropriate range improvement techniques like reseeding, protection from grazing and scientific grazing system.
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