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Biomass and carbon sequestration in different agroforestry systems of a Western Himalayan watershed

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Title Biomass and carbon sequestration in different agroforestry systems of a Western Himalayan watershed
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Creator S. Goswami
K.S. Verma
R. Kaushal
 
Subject agroforestry; biomass; carbon sequestration; climate change; watershed
 
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Climate change is one of the major issues that require immediate attention.
Sequestering carbon (C) through agroforestry is one of the ways to contribute to global
climate change mitigation. In the present study, agroforestry land use systems existing
on arable and non-arable lands in the Kwalkhad Watershed of middle Himalayan
region of Himachal Pradesh, India, were evaluated for C sequestration and C credits. In
total, eight land use systems existed in the watershed. Agrisilvihorticulture (ASH)
system (14.78Mgha21) and agrihortisilviculture (AHS) system (14.45Mgha21)
sequestered a high amount of C than silvipasture (SP), pure agriculture or grassland and
abandoned land, though not significantly more than agrisilviculture (AS) or
agrihorticulture. Total C pool in abandoned soils (0–40 cm) was highest followed by
SP and ASH system. C stocks in soil (0–40 cm) exceeded C stocks in plants by a factor
of 15.81 for AHS system. SP, ASH and AS systems, with their higher C mitigation
potential of 1.71, 1.52 and 1.43, respectively, were more suitable land use systems for
C mitigation in the region. The ASH system produced the most (21.49) C credits on a
per-hectare basis.
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Date 2020-02-28T06:16:38Z
2020-02-28T06:16:38Z
2013-10-13
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33445
 
Language English
 
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