THE FLORISTIC COMPOSITION OF THE NATURAL PASTURES IN MASSIVE OF NOVOBERDA

This article presents data of the research in 2017 on the floristic composition of the pastures in the Novobërda area, in the eastern part of Kosovo plain, which is characterized by a medium continental climate.This study gives an outline of the floristic composition of this massive, and also an idea on the producing capacity of the wet and dry mass of the grass in these pastures and their quality.The aim of the investigations was to examine the floristic composition and green fodder yield and quality at a number of representative sites, having in mind the distribution of natural meadows and pastures.From these studies we can survey the pasture capacity, the ratio of the edible versus non-edible vegetation, poisonous plants, and the necessity of pasture upgrading.The data of the study show the presence of variation related to the floristic composition and plant cohabitation.The average presence of grasses was higher, 48.51% compared with legumes of 25.36% and other species 26.13%.The presence of legumes was relatively higher compared with investigation data presented from other authors in the region.Differences of species composition between localities were highly significant at level of LSD 0.01 of probability.