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Importance of Agriculture and Crop Residues in Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Enrichment at Agricultural Farms of East Kolkata Wetland Area, a Ramsar Site


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1 Department of Conservation Biology, Durgapur Government College, Durgapur 713 214, India
2 Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata 700 098, India
 

In the present study, species-specific carbon sequestration efficiency of eight most extensively cultivated agricultural plants in East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) ecosystem has been measured. They altogether sequester about 6343.7 kg ha-1 C, from which 4030 kg ha-1 C is exported from the EKW as edible agricultural product and 2313.6 kg ha-1 C is retained in the field as residual parts. Also, the crop residue of these eight plants contains 373.62 kg ha-1 N, 3.84 kg ha-1 Na, 7.95 kg ha-1 K, 1.85 kg ha-1 Ca, 0.21 kg ha-1 Mg and 2.41 kg ha-1 Fe, 0.36 kg ha-1 Mn and 0.17 kg ha-1 Zn, which enrich the soil micronutrient and may decrease the fertilizer cost. The present study is also aimed at the construction of a beneficial and sustainable crop management system, allowing farmers to get carbon credit from the practice.

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Agricultural Plants, Carbon Credit, Carbon Sequestration, Crop Residue, Nutrient Enrichment.
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  • Importance of Agriculture and Crop Residues in Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Enrichment at Agricultural Farms of East Kolkata Wetland Area, a Ramsar Site

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Authors

Sudin Pal
Department of Conservation Biology, Durgapur Government College, Durgapur 713 214, India
Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata 700 098, India
Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata 700 098, India

Abstract


In the present study, species-specific carbon sequestration efficiency of eight most extensively cultivated agricultural plants in East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) ecosystem has been measured. They altogether sequester about 6343.7 kg ha-1 C, from which 4030 kg ha-1 C is exported from the EKW as edible agricultural product and 2313.6 kg ha-1 C is retained in the field as residual parts. Also, the crop residue of these eight plants contains 373.62 kg ha-1 N, 3.84 kg ha-1 Na, 7.95 kg ha-1 K, 1.85 kg ha-1 Ca, 0.21 kg ha-1 Mg and 2.41 kg ha-1 Fe, 0.36 kg ha-1 Mn and 0.17 kg ha-1 Zn, which enrich the soil micronutrient and may decrease the fertilizer cost. The present study is also aimed at the construction of a beneficial and sustainable crop management system, allowing farmers to get carbon credit from the practice.

Keywords


Agricultural Plants, Carbon Credit, Carbon Sequestration, Crop Residue, Nutrient Enrichment.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi7%2F1330-1337