Mineral contents of herbaceous produced in rangelands with intensive composition of species are usually high and can meet the requirements of ruminants. However, it has been reported that mineral contents of the herbs produced in especially disturbed rangelands due to different reasons such as salinity and drought were less than the levels required by the grazing ruminants. Our aim was to determine whether Salsola dendroides, Salsola nitraria, Seidlitzia florida, Suaeda microphylla, Suaeda altissima, Petrosimonia brachiata, Kalidium caspicum and Alhagi pseudalhagi harvested in late autumn periods are adequate for ruminants’ mineral demands, and to reveal the potential P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn contens of the browse grazed. This is the first scientific report on the mineral composition of the present species. For this purpose, a research was planned in a completely randomized block design with three replications in saline rangelands of Turkey’s Igdir Province between the years of 2012-2013. Results showed that there was a significant difference in mineral contents among species, and K. caspicum, S. dendroides and S. nitraria had a higher mineral contents compared to other species. While Ca, B, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn contens of forages were adequate for ruminants’ demands, it was found that K content was low and P, Mg and Na were higher than the recommended values
