Total Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ability Under the Changing Climatic Condition by Paulownia tomentosa Steud

Authors

  • Lila Bahadur Magar Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Saraswoti Khadka Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Jay Raj Raj Joshi Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Uttam Pokharel Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Nabin Rana Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Puspa Thapa Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Kishan Raj Sharma Raj Sharma Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Uddav Khadka Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Bishnu Prasad Marasini Department of Biotechnology, National College, Tribhuvan University, Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
  • Niranjan Parajuli Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v6i3.20772

Abstract

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) has risen continuously in atmosphere due to human induced activities, and has been considered the predominant cause of global climate change. Paulowina tomentosa Steud. (P. tomentosa), a multipurpose tree is popular around global market for its timber and its potential role in CO2 sequestration. In this study, the total biomass carbon of five years old and newly planted P. tomentosa has been estimated. The results indicated that the average total biomass carbon of five years old plant was found to be 4.52±0.53Kg C Year-1 per tree i.e. 9.04±1.06-ton C ha-1 Year-1 (assuming 2000 plants per hector). Likewise, the average total biomass carbon of newly planted P. tomentosa within 4 months was found to be 6.07±0.38 Kg in remote village area in Nepal. The estimated biomass carbon in one year of newly planted plants was found to be 18.21±1.14 Kg Year-1 i.e. 0.36-ton C ha-1 Year-1. These findings reveled that short rotational trees like P. tomentosa can be implemented in agroforestry system to reduce the green house emission in cities and emphasizes the carbon storage potential of agroforestry. In vitro micro propagation technique could be implemented to produce genetically uniform clone of P. tomentosa and can be applied in agroforestry system for the adaptation and to mitigate global climate change.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 6(3): 220-226

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Published

2018-10-01

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Magar, L. B., Khadka, S., Joshi, J. R. R., Pokharel, U., Rana, N., Thapa, P., Sharma, K. R. S. R., Khadka, U., Marasini, B. P., & Parajuli, N. (2018). Total Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ability Under the Changing Climatic Condition by Paulownia tomentosa Steud. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 6(3), 220–226. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v6i3.20772

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Research Articles: Biological Sciences