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Carbon sequestration and land rehabilitation through Jatropha curcas (L.) plantation in degraded lands

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.07.028
 
Title Carbon sequestration and land rehabilitation through Jatropha curcas (L.) plantation in degraded lands
 
Creator Wani, S P
Chander, G
Sahrawat, K L
Srinivasa Rao, Ch
Raghvendra, G
Susanna, P
Pavani, M
 
Subject Land degradation
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Jatropha
 
Description The effects of growing Jatropha in on-farm and on-station degraded lands were evaluated on carbon (C) sequestration and soil properties. Jatropha accumulated and added to soil significant amounts of C (305 kg ha−1 year−1) from the year one itself. Overall, a 3–5-year old plantation added per year around 4000 kg plant biomass equivalent to 1450 kg C ha−1 – 800 kg C through leaves, 150 kg C through pruned twigs, and 495 kg C as deoiled Jatropha cake. Biodiesel C replacement in the fossil fuel was 230 kg ha−1. Besides adding biomass to the soil, and C replacement in fossil fuel; the standing Jatropha rendered ecosystem service by fixing 5100–6100 kg ha−1 C as the aboveground plus belowground biomass. Carbon additions by Jatropha during 4 years increased C content in the degraded surface soil layer by 19%, resulting in about 2500 kg ha−1 C sequestered. Huge C additions and live root activity under Jatropha increased microbial population, respiration rate and microbial biomass C and N in soil. Along with C additions, 4000 kg ha−1 year−1 plant biomass recycled into the soil 85.5 kg nitrogen, 7.67 kg phosphorus, 43.9 kg potassium, 5.20 kg sulphur, 0.11 kg boron, 0.12 kg zinc and other nutrients. The C additions improved water holding capacity of the soil under Jatropha as compared with the adjacent control soil which increased by 35% at 30 kPa and 21% at 1500 kPa soil water potential.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6091/2/AEE_161_112-120_2012.pdf
Wani, S P and Chander, G and Sahrawat, K L and Srinivasa Rao, Ch and Raghvendra, G and Susanna, P and Pavani, M (2012) Carbon sequestration and land rehabilitation through Jatropha curcas (L.) plantation in degraded lands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 161. pp. 112-120. ISSN 0167-8809