Range Management and Agroforestry

Open Access
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 2

Biomass and carbon sequestration potential under silvipastoral system in sub-humid region of India

  • Author:
  • Sarita Kumari Tudu, P. R. Oraon, Abhay Kumar, B. K. Singh
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 341 to 345

Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi-834006, India

*Corresponding author e-mail: abhayzimi@gmail.com

Online Published on 25 March, 2022.

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the biomass and carbon sequestration with intercrops of forage in 9 year old teak and gamhar based silvipastoral system. The maximum average tree height was recorded in gamhar (5.68 m) + hybrid napier, while all other attributes viz. diameter at breast height, tree volume (m3 tree−1), tree biomass, total carbon stock and carbon sequestration combining all components (tree species, forage crop and soil), were found highest in teak + hybrid napier (8.50 cm, 0.057 m3, 45.07 t ha−1, 45.16 t ha−1 and 165.74 t ha−1, respectively) with tree density of 833 trees ha−1.

Keywords

Biomass, Carbon sequestration, Carbon stock, Silvipastoral system