Growth, Biomass and Carbon Sequestration of Populus deltoides Clones

Abstract

To study the growth performance of twenty clone viz. G - 48, AM - 48, AM - 49, AM - 41, BR - 510, AM - 50, FS - 18, FS - 190, FS - 155, L - 90, L - 87, L - 89, S7 C 1, S7 C15, S7 C20, S7 C4, L - 200 - 84, Bahar, Udai and Kranti of Populus deltoides at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was established in year February 2018 and growth performance data were recorded after 4 years in February 2022. The maximum height was found in Udai (11.57 ± 0.23 m) followed by L - 87 (10.22 ± 0.42 m) and minimum in Bahar (6.74 ± 0.19 m) whereas the maximum diameter was found in L - 87 (10.79 ± 0.63 cm) followed by S7 C1, (10.63 ± 0.33 cm) and minimum in Bahar (4.97 ± 0.06 cm). The maximum basal area L 87 (91.39 cm2 tree-1) followed by S7 C1 (88.70 cm2 tree-1) and minimum in Bahar (19.39 cm2 tree-1) whereas maximum volume Udai (1386.66 m3ha-1) followed by L-87 (1303.37 m3ha-1) and minimum in Bahar (182.37 m3ha-1). The biomass, carbon stock and carbon sequestration in poplar was maximum in Udai followed by L- 87 and minimum in Bahar for biomass (1146.59, 1077.22 and 150.79 t ha-1) carbon stock (573.30, 538.86 and 75.40 t ha-1) and carbon sequestration (2104.00, 1977.62 and 276.71 t ha-1) respectively.