J. For. Sci., 2009, 55(6):251-256 | DOI: 10.17221/107/2008-JFS

Quantification of nutrient content in the aboveground biomass of teak plantation in a tropical dry deciduous forest of Udaipur, India

J. I. Nirmal Kumar1, R. N. Kumar2, R. Kumar Bhoi1, P. R. Sajish1
1 P. G. Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research (ISTAR), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Bioscience and Environmental Science, N. V. Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

This study was designed to evaluate the quantification of the nutrient content of aboveground biomass of teak plantation in a tropical dry deciduous forest of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The nutrient contents in the total biomass of teak in the plantation were 165.47 kg/ha N, 20.96 kg/ha P, 35.06 kg/ha K, 49.29 kg/ha Ca, 31.52 kg/ha Mg, 4.27 kg/ha Na, 4.06 kg/ha S and 3.21 kg/ha Cl. In total, 42.93% of the dry matter accounted for crown biomass (leaves, branches, twigs and reproductive parts), which in turn accounts for 60.93% N, 58.63% P, 54.30% K, 51.40% Ca, 62.5% Mg, 53.62% Na, 59.85% S and 60.74% Cl of the aboveground biomass, whereas 57.07% of the dry matter account for trunk biomass (bole bark and bole wood), which in turn accounts for 39.07% N, 41.37% P, 45.70% K, 48.6% Ca, 37.5% Mg, 46.38% Na, 40.15% S and 39.26% Cl.

Keywords: Tectona grandis Linn. F.; dry matter; aboveground biomass; nutrient concentration; nutrient content

Published: June 30, 2009  Show citation

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Nirmal Kumar JI, Kumar RN, Kumar Bhoi R, Sajish PR. Quantification of nutrient content in the aboveground biomass of teak plantation in a tropical dry deciduous forest of Udaipur, India. J. For. Sci. 2009;55(6):251-256. doi: 10.17221/107/2008-JFS.
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