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Soil Organic Carbon Stock in Agroforestry Systems in Western and Southern Plateau and Hill Regions of India


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The rising level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is a major concern, as scientific evidences show that it is the primary cause of global warming. CO2 concentration is expected to double by the middle or end of the 21st century, with a temperature rise between 1.5°C and 4.5°C (ref. 1). The importance of agroforestry as a land-use system is receiving wider recognition not only in terms of agricultural sustainability, but also in issues related to carbon sequestration or climate change.
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Authors

Ram Newaj
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
O. P. Chaturvedi
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Dhiraj Kumar
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Rajendra Prasad
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
R. H. Rizvi
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Badre Alam
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
A. K. Handa
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
S. B. Chavan
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Anil Kumar Singh
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Mayank Chaturvedi
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
P. S. Karmakar
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Abhishek Maurya
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Abhishek Saxena
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Gargi Gupta
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Kedari Singh
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India

Abstract


The rising level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is a major concern, as scientific evidences show that it is the primary cause of global warming. CO2 concentration is expected to double by the middle or end of the 21st century, with a temperature rise between 1.5°C and 4.5°C (ref. 1). The importance of agroforestry as a land-use system is receiving wider recognition not only in terms of agricultural sustainability, but also in issues related to carbon sequestration or climate change.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv112%2Fi11%2F2191-2193