Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under Different Forest Types of Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests in Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
The current study was conducted in Shimla district which forms a part of southern Himachal Pradesh. The district lies between the longitudes 76°59'22" and 78°18'40" East and latitudes 30°45'48" and 31° 43' 0" North. Composite soil samples (0-15 cm and 15-30cm) from each sample plot in different forests were collected during autumn season, three replicates of each composite sample were made. They were air dried, crushed and passed through 2 mm sieve and stored in cloth bags. Different parameters such as bulk density, organic carbon (%) and SOC (t/ha) in the soil were estimated. Results revealed that, in general, there was a significant decrease in bulk density of soil along the elevation in both the depths of the soil. Further, bulk density of soil in different forests was significantly lower at depth 0-15 cm as compared to 15-30 cm depth of soil. Soil organic carbon was significantly influenced by elevation and soil depth. The result reveals that soil organic carbon (%) declined significantly with ascending elevation. Soil carbon density (t/ ha) is significantly influenced by the average effects of latitudinal ranges and soil depth. Soil carbon density (t/ ha) declined significantly with ascending elevation, here in soil depths, maximum soil carbon density was recorded in 0-15 cm soil. Maximum soil carbon density (27.89 t/ha) was recorded in Ban Oak forests at E1 at the depth of 0-15 cm.
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Milkuri Chiranjeeva Reddy, B. Gupta
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