https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index en-us 5 https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11583 0.05) from all homogenous vegetation units of Peddie rangeland. However, the soil fertility increased with an increase in bush density except organic carbon (OC) which was 1.61% in grassland, 1.46% in scattered and 1.53% in dense bushland respectively. Soil N, K, P, Mg2+ Na+, Ca2+, Cu, Zn, Mn and pH were significantly higher (p<0.05) in dense bushland than grassland and scattered bushland. High soil fertility in dense bushland may be attributed to by abscission of woody plants and litter decomposition. In the soil seed bank, the abundances of forbs were significantly higher than sedges (χ2 = 12, df = 1, p = 0.001) and grasses (χ2 = 8.333, df = 1, p = 0.004) in all homogenous vegetation units while sedges were not significantly different (χ2 = 3, df = 1, p = 0.083) from grasses. The Sorensen‟s index indicated that soil seed bank and extant vegetation were significantly different (p<0.05). Annual and biennial forbs and sedges had high abundances while perennial grasses formed a bulk in above ground vegetation. This provided an insight that a reliance on soil seed bank for restoration of Peddie rangeland would not be advisable because it can result in retrogression. The communal rangeland assessment provided clear qualitative and quantitative data when the combination of indigenous knowledge and scientific assessments was done. The rationale is that conclusions and recommendations of range assessment are relient on the farmer‟s perceptions pertinent to their livestock production systems and their rangeland management objectives. This study has shown that inclusion of communal farmers in policy making can provide better insight because those are the people experiencing the consequences of range degradation.]]> Wed 12 May 2021 22:23:37 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28399 Wed 12 May 2021 19:10:26 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:31248 Wed 12 May 2021 19:09:17 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11941 Wed 12 May 2021 18:27:11 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:9077 Wed 12 May 2021 16:52:57 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3313 Wed 12 May 2021 16:07:59 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41491 Wed 12 May 2021 13:52:56 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:4847 Thu 13 May 2021 07:25:44 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3700 Thu 13 May 2021 07:21:02 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11230 Thu 13 May 2021 04:25:43 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11189 Thu 13 May 2021 03:56:17 SAST ]]> https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:8250 Thu 13 May 2021 02:06:51 SAST ]]>