Carbon Storage Potential of Agroforestry System near Brick Kilns in Irrigated Agro-Ecosystem

Komal, Nayab; Zaman, Qamar; Yasin, Ghulam; Nazir, Saba; Ashraf, Kamran; Waqas, Muhammad; Ahmad, Mubeen; Batool, Ammara; Talib, Imran; Chen, Yinglong

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“…A forest ecosystem is dominated by perennial vegetation, with higher carbon stocks playing a crucial role in the carbon cycle and helping to mitigate climate change [3,4]. However, the rapid growth of urbanization and anthropogenic activities has lead to deforestation, land use change, loss of biodiversity, and forest degradation [5,6]. The contribution of trees to improving livelihoods and providing ecosystem services cannot be ignored, and management of resources through agroforestry can provide a nature-based solution to synergize adaptation and mitigation strategies to meet forest-based needs [6].…”

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“…However, the rapid growth of urbanization and anthropogenic activities has lead to deforestation, land use change, loss of biodiversity, and forest degradation [5,6]. The contribution of trees to improving livelihoods and providing ecosystem services cannot be ignored, and management of resources through agroforestry can provide a nature-based solution to synergize adaptation and mitigation strategies to meet forest-based needs [6]. Agroforestry has been proposed as a global solution to improving land use by reducing environmental impacts and financial risks for farmers [5].…”

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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry versus Adjoining Forests at Different Altitudes in the Garhwal Himalayas

Singh,

Riyal,

Singh

et al. 2024

Atmosphere

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Forests face a variety of threats in the modern era. Agroforestry systems, both traditional and introduced, have a tremendous capacity for providing sustainable resources and combating the impact of global climate change. Indigenous agroforestry and forest land-use systems are important reservoirs for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, providing a potential contribution to livelihood security for rural communities. This study aimed to assess the tree diversity and carbon stock of agroforestry and adjoining forests along altitudinal gradients, ranging between 700 and 2200 masl (i.e., lower, middle, and upper altitudes) by laying sample plots randomly of a size of 20 × 20 m2. In the forest land-use system, the maximum Importance Value Index (IVI) included Dalbergia sissoo (71.10), Pyrus pashia (76.78), and Pinus roxburghii (79.69) at the upper, middle, and lower elevations, respectively, whereas, in the agroforestry land-use system, the IVI reported for Ficus semicordata was 43.05 at the upper, while for Grewia optiva it was at 53.82 at the middle and 59.33 at the lower altitudes. The below-ground biomass density (AGBD) was recorded as 1023.48 t ha−1 (lower), 242.92 t ha−1 (middle), and 1099.35 t ha−1(upper), while in the agroforestry land-use system, the AGBD was 353.48 t ha−1 (lower), 404.32 t ha−1 (middle), and 373.23 t ha−1 (upper). The total carbon density (TCD) values recorded were 630.57, 167.32, and 784.00 t ha−1 in forest land-use systems, and 227.46, 343.23, and 252.47 in agroforestry land-use systems for lower, middle, and upper altitudes, respectively. The Margalef’s Index values for agroforestry and forests ranged from 2.39 to 2.85 and 1.12 to 1.30, respectively. Soil organic carbon (SOC) stock recorded 45.32, 58.92, and 51.13 Mg C ha−1 for agroforestry and 61.73, 42.65, and 71.08 Mg C ha−1 for forest in lower, middle and upper elevations, respectively. The study suggests that selecting land use patterns can be an effective management system for tree species at different elevations for carbon storage, helping to mitigate climate change and aiding in sustainable management of ecosystems in the Garhwal Himalayas.

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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry versus Adjoining Forests at Different Altitudes in the Garhwal Himalayas

Singh,

Riyal,

Singh

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Atmosphere

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“…Productivity in plantation is higher (3.2 Mg ha/1 year) than productivity of natural forest (1.1 Mg ha/1 year), so it can benefit from better silvicultural techniques than a wild forest (Lal and Singh, 2000). Additionally, resource management through agroforestry may offer a natural way to synchronise the implementation of adaptation and mitigation measures with the satisfaction of forest-based needs (Komal et al, 2022). Agroforestry has been acknowledged as a GHG mitigation strategy under the Kyoto Protocol because it is an integrated approach (Birhane et al, 2020;Das et al, 2020;Sarkar et al, 2021).…”

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Biomass production, carbon stock and sequestration potential of prominent agroforestry systems in north-western Himalaya, India

Saleem,

Mugloo,

Pala

et al. 2023

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Agroforestry is an age-old practise of integrating farming with practises, preferably on the same unit of land on sustainable basis. There is tremendous scope for Agroforestry because India has achieved self-sufficiency in food production. Now its attention is becoming more focused on the ecological problems and shortage of fuel, fodder and other outputs as well as unemployment. So, agroforestry land use systems offer a better option by serving as carbon sinks and contributing in attaining food safety, subsistence income, and habitat amelioration. The current study was conducted in this context in the south Kashmir area of India with the objective of recognising the capability of various agroforestry systems for biomass estimation and carbon sequestration assessment for mitigating climate variation. The present study entitled “Biomass production, carbon stock and sequestration potential of prominent agroforestry systems in North-western Himalaya, India” was carried out, during 2018–2019. The study site is located between 33° 72’N and 75° 14’E at an altitude ranging from 2,900 to 5,900 M (amsl). Multistage random sampling technique was used for selection of sampled tehsils, blocks, villages and farmers in Anantnag district. The first stage was the random sampling of six tehsils namely Anantnag, Shangus, Kokernag, Dooru, Sallar, and Larnu and blocks per tehsil namely, viz.; Anantnag, Shangus, Sagam, Shahabad, Pahalgam and Larnu. Then four villages within each block like Anantnag (Ruhoo, Dialgam, Wanihama and Donipawa), Shangus (Shangus, Nowgam, Kutheir and Andoora), Sagam (Hiller, Khalhar, Sagam and Bidder), Shahabad (Larkipora, Shankerpora, Nathipora and Bragam), Pahalgam (Yanner, Charigam, Movra and Wahdan) and Larnu (Leesu, Dandipora, Bidhard and Larnu). Ten farmers within each village were selected, thus making a total of 240 farmers, which accounts 25% sampling intensity. Four agroforestry systems including horti-agriculture, agrisilviculture, (boundary planting), agri-horti-silviculture and horti-silvipasture were chosen for the study as the experimental configuration. Maximum biomass was found in horti-silvipastoral contributing 66.55 t ha−1 followed by agri-horti-silviculture as 50.18 t ha−1, horti-agriculture as 36.22 t ha−1 and agri-silviculture as 34.87 t ha−1. The maximum mean biomass of fruit trees (30.54 t ha−1), forest trees (25.19 t ha−1), grass (7.18 t ha−1) during the first cut and 3.64 t ha−1 during the second cut, was calculated in horti-silvipasture system. The overall biomass output of diverse agroforestry systems goes along with the sequence: horti-silvipasture > agri-horti-silviculture > horti-agriculture > boundary plantation, respectively. As a result, estimates of carbon stocks and carbon sequestration for all systems showed the same trend as values for biomass since they are both directly related to the capacity for biomass generation of various plant components. By providing for rural livelihoods and serving as an efficient carbon sink through carbon sequestration, these agroforestry systems in the Himalayas can significantly increase total production and productivity. The results of the current study could have a big impact on how alternative agroforestry systems and tree combinations are chosen for efficient carbon budget management in delicate Himalayan ecosystems.

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“…They found that the C accumulation in C4 grassland was lower than previously thought. On the other hand, Komal et al [2] investigated the soil C accumulation potential of agroforestry in the eastern region of Pakistan, which is exposed to the major impacts of climate change due to global warming. They found that C storage potential differed among tree species and observed that woody vegetation C stock was comparable to soil C stock.…”

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Soil Carbon and Microbial Processes in Agriculture Ecosystem

Saito,

Novotny,

Chen

2023

Agriculture

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Carbon Storage Potential of Agroforestry System near Brick Kilns in Irrigated Agro-Ecosystem

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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry versus Adjoining Forests at Different Altitudes in the Garhwal Himalayas

Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry versus Adjoining Forests at Different Altitudes in the Garhwal Himalayas

Biomass production, carbon stock and sequestration potential of prominent agroforestry systems in north-western Himalaya, India

Soil Carbon and Microbial Processes in Agriculture Ecosystem

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