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- Title
Impact of rainfall and slope conditions on soil organic carbon dynamics under tea and coffee land cover in Western Ghats Mountain ranges, India.
- Authors
Rajan, K.; Ragupathy, R.; Dinesh, D.; Eswar, Deepthi; Raja, P.; Surendran, U.
- Abstract
Impact of rainfall and slopes on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics was assessed under tea and coffee plantations, land covers, in Western Ghats Mountain (WGM). Severe water erosion in the western side of WGM by heavy rainfall and land sloppiness recorded less SOC (3.07%) compared to the eastern side (4.03%) in tea plantations. Similar trend in SOC was observed in coffee plantations, with 1.98% in western side and 3.25% in eastern side. Loss of soil organic carbon stock under tea plantations in western sides was 0.346 million tonnes and in coffee plantations it was 0.190 million tonnes. Hence, the total organic carbon loss was 0.536 million tonnes. Highest SOC content and stocks were recorded in steep slopes in tea and coffee plantations due to dense biomass cover and adoption of soil and water conservation measures.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); INDIA; RAINFALL; CARBON in soils; TEA plantations; COFFEE plantations; SOIL moisture; SOIL conservation; LAND cover; MOUNTAINS
- Publication
Current Science (00113891), 2024, Vol 126, Issue 11, p1384
- ISSN
0011-3891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18520/cs/v126/i11/1381-1384