The growing human population for fuel wood converted most of the forestland nearby human
settlements into either open degraded land or shrub land due to overgrazing by the animals
as well as deforestation. Most of the soil of degraded forestland are i'ffertile, acidic and low
in available Phosphorus and Sulfur. Stylosanthes gulanensls cv. Cook was introduced in the
~g~aded forestland of the Hills Leasehold Forest areas of thtJ four districts v,iz. Kav~e,
Slndliijpalchok, Ramechhap and Mal«lwanpur with the actlvtJ participation of Hzlls
~~~~hoid Fore,stry Groups to upgrade the degraded lands as well as to produce forage for
ir animals. In three years study period (199$/96-1997/98), the newly Introduced legume
~ ~stabllshed well in the low hills (400 -1200 mas/.) In 4 districts and In transitional belt
(iJOJ-1800 mas/.) in three districts except In Makawanpur. The gr~en ma/ler yield increased
slgn#flcantly (P<O.OOJ) .from.fir.r•t year to third year In open land a.~ well a.~ In shrub land in
the low belt in .fertilized as well a.'i not fertilized plots.
The difference of green matter (GM) yield between the years and treatments are highly
significant (P<O.OOI) in law belt but the dUference wus nut significant between the districts
and land types in low belt. But In transitional belt the difference tn GM production was
slgniflcanl between district and treatments (P<O.OOJ) and betwe1n land typt and years of
production (P<0.05). In low belt the mCJXImum GM production of7/./tlha was obtained in
op1n land under fertilizer application In Kavre district whereas the mCJXImum yield in
Transitional belt was 26.0 t/ha from open lcmd under fertilizer application In Kavre.

The growing human population for fuel wood converted most of the forestland nearby human
settlements into either open degraded land or shrub land due to overgrazing by the animals
as well as deforestation. Most of the soil of degraded forestland are i'ffertile, acidic and low
in available Phosphorus and Sulfur. Stylosanthes gulanensls cv. Cook was introduced in the
~g~aded forestland of the Hills Leasehold Forest areas of thtJ four districts v,iz. Kav~e,
Slndliijpalchok, Ramechhap and Mal«lwanpur with the actlvtJ participation of Hzlls
~~~~hoid Fore,stry Groups to upgrade the degraded lands as well as to produce forage for
ir animals. In three years study period (199$/96-1997/98), the newly Introduced legume
~ ~stabllshed well in the low hills (400 -1200 mas/.) In 4 districts and In transitional belt
(iJOJ-1800 mas/.) in three districts except In Makawanpur. The gr~en ma/ler yield increased
slgn#flcantly (P<O.OOJ) .from.fir.r•t year to third year In open land a.~ well a.~ In shrub land in
the low belt in .fertilized as well a.'i not fertilized plots.
The difference of green matter (GM) yield between the years and treatments are highly
significant (P<O.OOI) in law belt but the dUference wus nut significant between the districts
and land types in low belt. But In transitional belt the difference tn GM production was
slgniflcanl between district and treatments (P<O.OOJ) and betwe1n land typt and years of
production (P<0.05). In low belt the mCJXImum GM production of7/./tlha was obtained in
op1n land under fertilizer application In Kavre district whereas the mCJXImum yield in
Transitional belt was 26.0 t/ha from open lcmd under fertilizer application In Kavre.