Carbon-Sequestration Potential of Bamboo-based Farming Systems in Peri-Urban Landscapes

The study is built upon the importance of bamboo as a component in the land-use in the peri-urban areas of Tripura West, Tripura as this area is known for bamboo in their homestead along with cultivation of crops. The study accounted bamboos as woody components in the land-use and estimated the carbon sequestration along with other woody tree components in the system. The total emission from crops was 100,086.53kg CO₂e, while the sequestration by woody species of trees and bamboos was362629.68 kg CO₂e which ultimately gave net positive carbon emission value of 262543.15 kg CO₂e. The highest emitter was lowland rice (4454.87 kg CO₂e/ha) and the highest sequestration potential was seen in Bambusa tulda (48030.89 kg CO₂e/ha).