Abstract:Successful restoration of degraded grassland is mainly dependent upon the efficient establishment of seedlings both from available seeds and parental clones, i.e. available diaspores in grassland communities are the intrinsic requirements for the restoration of degraded grassland. Further more, safe sites in the communities that provide seeds, seedlings and even adult individuals with suitable resources, such as nutrients, water, light etc., for their normal germination, growth and development, constitute t...