“EVALUATION OF THE GROWTH, BIOMASS & CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF SELECTED MPTs UNDER PLANTATION”
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2023-10-03
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DEPARTMENT OF SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY COLLEGE OF FORESTRY BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, BANDA-210 001, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
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A Research entitled “Evaluation of the Growth, Biomass & Carbon Sequestration Potential of
Selected MPTs under Plantation” was carried out at Forestry Research Farm of Banda
University of Agriculture & Technology in Banda, Uttar Pradesh during the year 2022-2023 in
seven plantation blocks of different Multipurpose Tree Species (MPTs). First experiment was
carried out to analyze the growth performance and carbon sequestration potential of 4.5-yearold selected MPTs blocks viz. Terminalia arjuna, Moringa oleifera, Peltophorum
pterocarpum, Morus alba, Tectona grandis, Senna siamea and Pongamia pinnata. The results
of the investigation revealed that M. oleifera displayed significantly superior growth
parameters, with a tree height of 8.3 meters, girth of 0.64 meters, and basal area of 0.35 square
meters, respectively. P. pterocarpum also exhibited remarkable performance in tree crown
width, crown basal area, and crown volume, recording measurements of 5.7 m, 26.00 m2
, and
43.2 m3
, respectively. Minimum tree height & stem volume was recorded for M. alba with a
value of 4.4 m & 0.0059 m3
. While, T. grandis showed the minimum GBH 0.20 m, basal area
0.003 m2
, crown width 2.5m, crown basal area 5.3m2
, crown volume 5.4m3
among the all
selected MPTs. The order of carbon content in different tree species, from highest to lowest,
was observed as follows: M. oleifera 30.94 kg/tree, P. pterocarpum 21.15 kg/tree, T. arjuna
14.08 kg/tree, S. siamea 13.71 kg/tree, P. pinnata 7.00 kg/tree, M. alba 8.60 kg/tree and T.
grandis 4.26 kg/tree. Among the tree species, M. oleifera exhibited the highest above and
below-ground total green and dry biomass, recording 46.6 kg/tree and 15.24 kg/tree.
Additionally, it sequestered the maximum amount of CO2, with 126.04 mg/ha. M. oleifera,
showing to its higher mean growth parameters recorded the highest Average Aboveground &
Belowground Biomass per tree 46.65 kg & 15.24 kg, followed by P. pterocarpum with values
36.01 kg/tree, 6.21kg per tree respectively. While, T. grandisis observed the minimum AGB
6.84kg & BGB 1.67 kg per tree. The physiochemical analysis of the soils revealed that, there is
significant variation in Soil pH, Soil EC & Soil Moisture, while Soil Bulk Density showed
insignificant variation for different soil layers of all the 8 treatments (7 MPTs plantation blocks
and Fallow land). Soil pH ranged from 7.4 to 8.1, which reveals that soil of the study area is
slightly alkaline in nature. Soil organic carbon in top layer (L1 0-15cm) was recorded highest
under Fallow land 0.33% which was closely followed by P. pterocarpum 0.32%, while least
was observed for S. siamea 0.28%. In nutshell, we can say that M. oleifera with stand density
of 1111 tree/ha displayed maximum carbon storage potential 34.38 Mg ha-1 that helps to
sequester about 126.04 CO2/Mg/ha from the atmosphere, while P. pterocarpum with stand
density of 400 tree/ha & carbon storage potential of 8.46 Mg ha-1, removes about 31.02
CO2/Mg/ha from the atmosphere. The data generated from the study will serve as baseline data
for the future research.
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ANKIT PAL (2023) “EVALUATION OF THE GROWTH, BIOMASS & CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF SELECTED MPTs UNDER PLANTATION” Thesis M.Sc.(Forestory), DEPARTMENT OF SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY COLLEGE OF FORESTRY BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, BANDA-210 001, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA