Abstract:
The study was carried out to estimate the net carbon gain from afforested plantation of five
different fast growing species viz., Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Dalbergia sissoo,
Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris and Swietenia macrophylla in the waste lands located at Energy
Plantation Projects India Public. Ltd. (EPPI) Nattarasan Kottai Village, Sivagangai District in
Tamil Nadu. The observations on the biometric, biomass and biomass carbon were recorded in
native vegetation and afforested plantation. The carbon content of targeted species revealed that
all the species recorded above 41 per cent carbon content and average highest carbon content
was recorded by Dalbergia sissoo (43.37 %). Among five afforested tree species, Dalbergia
sissoo contributed more biomass (14970.82 kg ha-1
) and biomass carbon (6593.55 kg ha-1
),
followed by Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris (4078.87 kg ha-1
). The overall observation of the
study helps to conclude that, Dalbergia sissoo showed high performance in term of growth,
biomass accumulation, carbon sequestration and carbon storage followed by Bambusa vulgaris
var. vulgaris under waste land condition with the minimal input of water. The study also
explained that Gmelina arborea and Tectona grandis had shown poor performance under waste
land condition.
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