Managing woody bamboos for carbon farming and carbon trading

Nath, Arun Jyoti; Lal, Rattan; Das, Ashesh Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2015.03.002

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“…In addition to being a traditional source of energy, bamboo provides a number of potential ecosystem services including carbon (C) sequestration [1], soil and water conservation, biofuel production, and food sources, among multiple other uses [2,3]. Thus, bamboo forest cover is increasing around the world for the production and utilization of bamboo [1,4,5].…”

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Regular Fertilization Effects on the Nutrient Distribution of Bamboo Components in a Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens (Mazel) Ohwi) Stand in South Korea

Kim

Baek

Yoo

et al. 2018

Forests

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Fertilizers are commonly applied to improve the productivity and quality of bamboo. However, the nutrient responses of bamboo components after regular fertilization are not fully understood. This study was carried out to determine the effects of regular fertilization on the nutrient distribution of biomass components (i.e., culms, branches, leaves, roots, rhizomes) in a Moso bamboo stand in southern Korea. The study site was fertilized regularly for approximately 30 years to produce edible bamboo shoots. A total of 20 bamboo plants (10 fertilized and 10 unfertilized) were cut to measure the nutrient (C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg) concentrations of each bamboo component. Belowground roots and rhizomes were sampled at a 30-cm soil depth. The N, P, and K concentrations and stocks of aboveground biomass components were increased by regular fertilization, whereas the C, Ca, and Mg stocks were attributed to culm densities. The nutrient stocks of belowground roots were significantly lower in the fertilized plots than those in the unfertilized plots, except for the P stocks. The results indicate that regular fertilization could be a key factor to maintaining bamboo shoot productivity because of the increased responses of the nutrient concentration and stocks of bamboo components.

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Regular Fertilization Effects on the Nutrient Distribution of Bamboo Components in a Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens (Mazel) Ohwi) Stand in South Korea

Kim

Baek

Yoo

et al. 2018

Forests

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“…Guan et al (2012) suggested that muli bamboo can be processed into high-value hardwood flooring due to its high-strength. Management strategies can also affect the end use of bamboo (Yen 2015;Nath et al 2015b).…”

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Culm characteristics and volume-weight relationship of a forest bamboo (Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz) from northeast India

2015

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Culm characteristics of Melocanna baccifera, locally 'muli', culms at five different culm ages of 11 girth classes (5-6 to 15-16 cm) were studied from Cachar District of southern Assam, northeast India. We recorded internode length, internode diameter, number of internodes per culm, total culm height, total culm green weight and total culm volume of all five culm age classes. Data were gathered on 165 culms, each culm age class containing 33 culms with 3 culms per girth class. Culm height ranged from 3.2 to 15.3 m with highest mean of 9.15 m (in threeyear old culms) and maximum culm height was recorded in four-year old culms. Highest mean and maximum internode length (27.45 and 54.2 cm, respectively), internode diameter (3.12 and 4.75 cm, respectively) and total culm green weight (5.42 and 12.87 kg/culm, respectively) were recorded in three-year old culms and lowest in current-year culms. Best fitted regression models for all parameters were developed. Significant linear relationships between culm green weight and culm solid volume were documented for all five culm age classes. Their corresponding best-fit regression models were also developed.

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“…However, opinions are divided regarding the efficiency of plant nutrient uptake (Lee et al, 2009), the effect of biomass harvesting on water quality (Martin et al, 2003), and the economic viability of biomass harvesting (Jakubowski et al, 2010). Commercialization of biomass harvesting from terrestrial as well as wetland systems has been investigated to a large extent with regard to energy production (Moreira, 2006;Wang et al, 2011;Akhtari et al, 2014;Quinn et al, 2014) and carbon sequestration (Nair et al, 2009;Nath et al, 2015). However, for increasing the efficiency of nutrient treatment systems, the commercialization of biomass harvesting and use is still a long way off because of the limited information available on its effectiveness and economic viability.…”

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Recovering Nitrogen from Farm-Scale Drainage: Mechanism and Economics

Shukla¹,

Shukla²,

Hodges³

2018

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A two-year study evaluated the nitrogen (N) fluxes, processing, and treatment efficiency (TE) of a 14.85 ha stormwater detention area (SDA) receiving drainage from a vegetable farm in subtropical Florida. The TE was 62% and 89% in years 1 and 2, respectively. Seepage N losses are often ignored in estimating stormwater treatment. Approximately 11% and 20% of the incoming N left the SDA through seepage, reducing the TE to 51% and 67% in years 1 and 2, respectively, indicating the importance of subsurface N losses for downstream water quality. Rainfall variability controlled the timing and volume of the inflow drainage and surface water levels inside the SDA. Variable water levels controlled the aerobic and anoxic conditions inside the SDA, thus controlling the N processing and treatment. Coupled nitrification-denitrification, as a result of frequent wetting-drying cycles, was the main N treatment pathway during year 1. Drought conditions in year 2 led to 89% less surface outflow compared to year 1, resulting in water volume retention being the main process for N retention. The N TE could be increased from 68% to 86% if about two-thirds (63%) of aboveground biomass in the SDA area is harvested annually during the dry season. A payment for environmental services (PES) framework, with the state as buyer and the SDA owner as seller of N treatment services, was evaluated with a 20-year net present worth (NPW) of biomass harvesting for enhanced N treatment. The economic analysis included the benefit from composting the harvested biomass for on-farm use. A positive NPW ($835,000) indicated the economic feasibility of the project, predicting an annual benefit of $42,000 year -1 for the 112 ha farm. Scale-up of the PES approach can offer additional N treatment and C sequestration services as well as increased farm productivity.

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Managing woody bamboos for carbon farming and carbon trading

Cited by 142 publications

References 42 publications

Regular Fertilization Effects on the Nutrient Distribution of Bamboo Components in a Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens (Mazel) Ohwi) Stand in South Korea

Regular Fertilization Effects on the Nutrient Distribution of Bamboo Components in a Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens (Mazel) Ohwi) Stand in South Korea

Culm characteristics and volume-weight relationship of a forest bamboo (Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz) from northeast India

Recovering Nitrogen from Farm-Scale Drainage: Mechanism and Economics

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