Biomass and Soil Carbon Stocks Assessment of Agroforestry Systems and Adjacent Cultivated Land, in Cheha Wereda, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

Mihert Semere
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Mihert Semere: Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Ethiopia

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 20, issue 4, 119-125

Abstract: The present study examined biomass and soil carbon stock potentials of different agroforestry system (AFS) [home garden and woodlot] and cultivated land in Cheha Werda, Gurage zone, Ethiopia. The sites and land use types were selected based on dominance and accessibility through reconnaissance survey prior to sampling. A total of 60 sample plots and 20m x 20m for each land use type were randomly selected. Above ground biomass (AGB) and below ground biomass (BGB) were calculated by adopting allometric equations. A total of 120 Soil samples from two depths were also collected to determine soil organic carbon (SOC), pH, texture and bulk density (120 samples).

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.20.556043

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