Effect of poplar clones and wheat varieties on biomass accumulation, soil carbon storage and nutrient status under agroforestry system Banga Akshita, Yadava Anil, Sah V.K. Agroforestry Research Unit of G.B.P.U.A.& T., Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. Email: akshita.banga@gmail.com Online published on 30 November, 2019. Abstract Field experiments conducted at Agroforestry research unit of G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar, Uttarakhand during rabi seasons of 2013–14 and 2014–15 to study the effect of DBW-17, PBW-502, UP-2748 and HD-2967 varieties of wheat in association with S7C8, G-48, W-39 and Kranti poplar clones on biomass accumulation, soil properties and carbon stock revealed that the wheat varieties HD-2967 and DBW-17 produced at par but significantly higher total biomass than UP-2748 and PBW-502. Poplar clone S7C8 (4.25 t ha−1) in 2013–14 Kranti (12.28 t ha−1) in 2014–15 recorded the highest total tree biomass. Soil properties viz., organic carbon, bulk density and total soil carbon stock were the maximum with the clone Kranti. Wheat varieties failed to affect soil properties and carbon stock significantly. The available soil nitrogen was significantly higher with clone Kranti, while soil available phosphorus and potassium remain unaffected by the poplar clones. Top Keywords Agroforestry, poplar clones, wheat varieties, biomassaccumulation, soil organiccarbon, bulkdensity, availableNPK, soil carbon storage. Top |