Interclonal variation in carbon stock of poplar plantation
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2006-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Climate change and forests are intrinsically linked. On the one hand, changes in global climate are already stressing forests through higher mean annual temperatures, altered precipitation patterns and more frequent and extreme weather events. At the same time, forests and the wood they produce trap and store CO2, playing a major role in mitigating climate change. During the course of this study, potential of carbon sequestration, one of the major intangible benefits, was studied for 14 Poplus deltoids clones. The carbon content was determined in different parts of clones i.e. bole wood, bark of bole and branches. The variation in carbon content with height and between clones was analysed by ANOVA. The carbon content was determined by Ash Combustion Method. The results showed that the maximum carbon content was found in bole wood followed by branches and bark. Clone āLā was found best in terms of carbon stock and poorest, clone H.
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