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EUBCE 2026 - Pratik SANODIYA - Functional Composition, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems of the Middle Gangetic Plain and Vindhyan Region, India

Functional Composition, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems of the Middle Gangetic Plain and Vindhyan Region, India

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Biomass supply from agriculture, forestry, and sustainable cropping systems

Functional Composition, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems of the Middle Gangetic Plain and Vindhyan Region, India

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This study aimed to analyze and document the functional composition of dominant agroforestry systems in Mirzapur. It also aimed to quantify biomass production, evaluate carbon storage, carbon sequestration potential and assess the physico-chemical properties of soils under various agroforestry systems. The major systems were structurally identified and analyzed in the region such as agrisilviculture, agrihorticulture, agrisilvihorticulture, silvopastoral and hortipastoral. The principal land-use categories studied were agrisilviculture, agrihorticulture, open agriculture system and forest based system. In agrihorticulture system four combinations were studied (Aegle marmelos + Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, Annona squamosa + Pennisetum glaucum, Annona squamosa + Sesamum indicum, Psidium guajava + Sorghum bicolor), Similarly, under Agrisilviculture system, combinations such as Eucalyptus sp.+ Oryza sativa , Tectona grandis + Oryza sativa, Tectona grandis + Capsicum frutescens, Senegalia catechu + Oryza sativa). Soil samples collected from different systems were analyzed for pH, bulk density, porosity, water-holding capacity and available macronutrients (N, P, K) to assess variations.

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Pratik SANODIYA

Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh, Agronomy Dpt., INDIA

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Dr. Pratik Sanodiya is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India,authored 5 books, 20 national and international edited book chapters, 2 patents, more than 35 research and review articles.

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Co-authors:

P. Sanodiya, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
H. Gupta, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri G, INDIA

Session reference: 1BV.4.2