Estimation of Carbon Stock of the Trees in the Herbal Garden of Telangana State Medicinal Plant Board, Aziznagar, Hyderabad, India

Carbon staock estimation studies were carried out during November 2019 of the tree species with ≥10-30cm Girth at Breast Height (GBH) and ≥31cm GBH at Herbal Garden of Telangana State Medicinal Plant Board (TSMPB). A total of 1.5-hectare (ha) area was covered 6.39% of the total geographic area of 23.47 ha. The study area is dominated by Leucaena leucocephala, Phyllanthus emblica, Azadirachta indica, Pterocarpus santalinus, Gliricidia sepium, Aegle marmelos, Dalbergia sissoo, Terminalia arjuna, Albizia lebbeck and Bauhinia purpurea. A total of 50 species were documented. Total standing crop biomass was estimated based on volume and specific gravity. Total carbon accumulation was estimated using carbon factor 0.47. A total of 326.388 Megagram (Mg tonnes) was accumulated in the sampling plots.