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- Title
Biomass production and carbon stock of poplar agroforestry systems in Yamunanagar and Saharanpur districts of northwestern India.
- Authors
Rizvi, R. H.; Dhyani, S. K.; Yadav, R. S.; Singh, Ramesh
- Abstract
Poplar (Populus deltoides) has gained considerable importance in agroforestry plantations of western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir due to its deciduous nature, fast growth, short rotation and high industrial requirement. Poplarbased agroforestry systems are prevalent among farmers of Saharanpur (UP) and Yamunanagar (Haryana) districts of northwestern India. These systems are not only remunerative to the farmers, but also play an important role in the assimilation of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the form of biomass carbon stocks. An assessment of carbon storage vis-à-vis CO2 assimilation by poplar plantations in agroforestry has been made for these two districts. Contribution of poplar plantations to carbon storage was found to be 27- 32 t ha-1 in boundary system, whereas it was 66- 83 t ha-1 in agrisilviculture system at a rotation period of 7 years in the two districts. Thus, poplar plantations make important contributions towards atmospheric CO2 assimilation and hence play a significant role in the mitigation of atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases.
- Subjects
INDIA; POPLARS; AGROFORESTRY; PLANTATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide; BIOMASS
- Publication
Current Science (00113891), 2011, Vol 100, Issue 5, p736
- ISSN
0011-3891
- Publication type
Article