Science Journal of Agricultural Research and Management
May 2012, Volume 2012, ISSN: 2276-8572
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research Article
Biomass and Carbon Content Allocation of Six-year-old Anisoptera Costata Korth., nd Dalbergia Cochinchinensis Pierre, Plantations in Lao PDR
1*Chanhsamone Phongoudome, 2Don Koo Lee, 3Silavanh Sawathvong, 3Marilyn S. Combalicer, 5Wai Mun Ho
1Ph.D Candidate, Silviculture and
Restoration Ecology Laboratory, Department of Forest
Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National
University, Seoul, 151-921, Korea
2Professor, Silviculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory,
Department of Forest Sciences,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National
University, Seoul, 151-921, Korea
3Director General, Department of Forestry,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Lao PDR
4Professor, College of Forestry, Nueva Vizcaya State University,
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 3700, Philippines
5⁵Researcher, Forest Research Institute Malaysia,
52109 Kepong, Selangor Malaysia
Accepted 25 January 2012; Available Online 14 May, 2012.
doi: 10.7237/sjarm/259
Abstract:
The objective of our study was to examine the biomass and carbon contents (including soil) of two six-year-old native species, Anisoptera costata and Dalbergia cochinchinensis. Forest plantation is an important strategy to restore degraded forest ecosystem not only for increasing timber supply, but also for socio-economics, environmental and biodiversity purposes. In addition, forest plantations helps to increase the biomass density and carbon content besides improving soil conditions. Increasing forest plantations can help reduce carbon dioxide emission in the atmosphere. In this study, the biomass and carbon contents of trees and soil in plantations were determined. The two species A. costata and D. cochinchinensis, both planted June 2002, were selected for this study. Stem, branch, leaf and root components were measured to obtain biomass and carbon contents. Results of the study showed that a total biomass of 5.63 ±1.23 t ha-1 and 5.42 ±0.94 t ha-1 were accumulated in A. costata and D. cochinchinensis, respectively. Meanwhile, the carbon contents recorded were 2.58 ±0.45 t ha-1 and 2.50 ±0.32 t ha-1 in A. costata and D. cochinchinensis, respectively. However, soil organic carbon content was found to be higher in D. cochinchinensis 0.68 ±0.05% than A. costata 0.57 ±0.02 %. These data will be useful in designing forest plantation for long term management using native tree species.
Keyword:biomass, carbon content, fresh weight, growth performance, soil organic carbon