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Biomass Accumulation and Carbon Stock in Different Agroforestry Systems Prevalent in the Himalayan Foothills, India


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1 Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
2 G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India
3 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 001, India
 

Agroforestry has great potential for carbon (C) sequestration among different land uses of the Himalayan region, India. However, our knowledge of C sequestration in particular, agroforestry system around the world is poor. Therefore, we conducted a study to understand biomass accumulation and carbon allocation in different components of the agroforestry system. The highest stem biomass was recorded in Eucalyptus tereticornis (69.43 ± 0.90 Mg ha–1), branch biomass in Populus deltoids (5.04 ± 0.35 Mg ha–1), leaf biomass also in P. deltoids (2.21 ± 0.12 Mg ha–1), and ischolar_main biomass in Albizia procera (14.01 ± 0.44 Mg ha–1). The highest (81.01%) C allocation was recorded in the stem of Toona ciliate, branch of P. deltoids (5.73%), leaves of E. tereticornis (2.93%) and ischolar_main of Anthocephalus cadamba (16.83%). The highest CO2< mitigation (160.5 ± 2.55 Mg CO2 ha–1) and C sequestration (45.33 ± 0.60 Mg ha–1) were recorded in E. tereticornis. The highest wheat crop biomass (11.85 ± 0.23 Mg ha–1) and C stock (3.59 ± 0.05 Mg ha–1) were recorded in P. deltiodes. However, soil carbon stock was recorded in E. tereticornis (37.5 ± 3.52 Mg ha–1). Thus, trees on farmlands with crops are suitable for biomass production and C allocation in different components under changing climatic scenarios.

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Agroforestry System, Biomass, Carbon Stock, Carbon Dioxide Mitigation, Climate Change.
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Authors

Amit Kumar
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Salil Tewari
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India
Hukum Singh
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Parmanand Kumar
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Narendra Kumar
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Sarita Bisht
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Suruchi Devi
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Nidhi
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248 006, India
Rajesh Kaushal
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 001, India

Abstract


Agroforestry has great potential for carbon (C) sequestration among different land uses of the Himalayan region, India. However, our knowledge of C sequestration in particular, agroforestry system around the world is poor. Therefore, we conducted a study to understand biomass accumulation and carbon allocation in different components of the agroforestry system. The highest stem biomass was recorded in Eucalyptus tereticornis (69.43 ± 0.90 Mg ha–1), branch biomass in Populus deltoids (5.04 ± 0.35 Mg ha–1), leaf biomass also in P. deltoids (2.21 ± 0.12 Mg ha–1), and ischolar_main biomass in Albizia procera (14.01 ± 0.44 Mg ha–1). The highest (81.01%) C allocation was recorded in the stem of Toona ciliate, branch of P. deltoids (5.73%), leaves of E. tereticornis (2.93%) and ischolar_main of Anthocephalus cadamba (16.83%). The highest CO2< mitigation (160.5 ± 2.55 Mg CO2 ha–1) and C sequestration (45.33 ± 0.60 Mg ha–1) were recorded in E. tereticornis. The highest wheat crop biomass (11.85 ± 0.23 Mg ha–1) and C stock (3.59 ± 0.05 Mg ha–1) were recorded in P. deltiodes. However, soil carbon stock was recorded in E. tereticornis (37.5 ± 3.52 Mg ha–1). Thus, trees on farmlands with crops are suitable for biomass production and C allocation in different components under changing climatic scenarios.

Keywords


Agroforestry System, Biomass, Carbon Stock, Carbon Dioxide Mitigation, Climate Change.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi6%2F1083-1088