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Leaf Litter Production and Decomposition in Dalbergia sissoo and Bombax ceiba Plantations in Uttar Pradesh


     

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Annual leaf litter fall was estimated in plantations of Dalbergia sissoo and Bombru ceiba as 1893 and 1303 kg/ha. The corresponding decomposition parameters were estimated as 1.32 and 1.67 respectively. Time required for various levels of decay has been worked out and mineralsation of nutrients has also heen discussed.
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Omkar Singh

D. C. Sharma

M. C. Negi

Rajinder Singh


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Annual leaf litter fall was estimated in plantations of Dalbergia sissoo and Bombru ceiba as 1893 and 1303 kg/ha. The corresponding decomposition parameters were estimated as 1.32 and 1.67 respectively. Time required for various levels of decay has been worked out and mineralsation of nutrients has also heen discussed.