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Assessment of Biomass and Carbon Stocks in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Orchards of Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra State, India

S. S. Salunkhe, B. L. Ayare, H. N. Bhange, R. T. Thokal, J. S. Dhekale

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 487–494 · Published 24 Dec 2021

10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230600

Abstract

A study was undertaken on mango orchards ranging in age from 10 to 50 years old, with the goal of determining the biomass and carbon stock. Carbon sequestration by green plants is an effective method of reducing atmospheric CO2. At the moment, carbon sequestration by horticulture crops is an effective method of reducing atmospheric CO2. In the current work, a non-destructive in-situ biomass estimation approach was utilised to measure the biomass of a tree. The above ground biomass (AGB), below ground biomass (BGB), and carbon sequestration capacity of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) orchards in Ratnagiri district of Konkan area, Maharashtra, are investigated in this study. In Ratnagiri district the average carbon stock rate was found to be 95.89 t/ha. In present study, allometric equations used to estimate AGB and BGB of Mangifera indica L. The potential of mango to sequester carbon depends on the age of the mango tree and the diameter of the trees. In the present study, above-ground biomass indicates that as mango tree diameter increases, the value of above-ground biomass also increases. Hence, the study showed that the diameter class for AGB as a function of diameter at breast height (DBH) has demonstrated a strong relation. This indicates the important role of large-diameter trees in carbon capture and storage.

Biomass carbon carbon sequestration GBH total biomass carbon stock

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