Wood-specific gravity and carbon proportion of multifunctional agroforestry trees in foothills of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India

Agroforestry is identified as a potential carbon sequestration strategy, involved in carbon capture and storage in woody perennials. However, the use of default values of wood-specific gravity (WSG) and carbon content (CC) in biomass estimation may lead to over or underestimations. Therefore, the pr...

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Published in:Agroforestry systems 2022-08, Vol.96 (5-6), p.811-815
Main Authors: Keerthika, A., Parthiban, K. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Borers
Carbon
Carbon content
Carbon sequestration
Density
Foothills
Forestry
Life Sciences
Muffle furnaces
Plant species
Species
Specific gravity
Trees
Variance analysis
Wood
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Summary:Agroforestry is identified as a potential carbon sequestration strategy, involved in carbon capture and storage in woody perennials. However, the use of default values of wood-specific gravity (WSG) and carbon content (CC) in biomass estimation may lead to over or underestimations. Therefore, the present study attempted to assess the difference in WSG and CC among 25 different species of multifunctional agroforestry (MFA) established at Forest College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Wood core samples were collected using the wood-cutter and incremental borer. Determination of WSG and CC was done by water displacement method and combusting in a muffle furnace. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences for both WSG and CC ( P   40% were noticed in 21 tree species. Among 25 trees, ten species fall under light wood (WSG  0.7). Therefore, documenting WSG and CC will provide better insight in biomass estimations.
ISSN:0167-4366
1572-9680
DOI:10.1007/s10457-022-00742-x