Assessment of Three Fast Growing Populus Deltoides Species in Various Soil Profiles Under Nursery Conditions

Aamir Saleem; Zeeshan Jamshed; Mohammad Umar Farooq; Nosheen Khan; Fawad Anwar

Authors

Aamir Saleem Department of Forestry and Range Management, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Zeeshan Jamshed Department of Forestry and Range Management, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Mohammad Umar Farooq Rangeland Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
Nosheen Khan Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Fawad Anwar Rangeland Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad

Keywords:

Soil Carbon, Biofuel Plants, Agroforestry, Rangeland Management

Abstract

Populus plants are fast-growing plants exhibiting strong adaptability and a short rotation period, with enhancing ability of carbon stock, helping in combating climate change and sustaining livelihoods. Pakistan has a shortage of firewood and timber. Thus, hybrid fast-growing plants are the only way to balance wood demand and supply in country. Therefore, objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the growth patterns and carbon stocks of Populus deltoides varieties in soil media under nursery conditions. To achieve this, three fast-growing hybrid species of Populus deltoides, Italian Populus (euramerciana), clone A-Y48, and local Populus were used. Three healthy plants of mothers aged one to two years were selected from field area of the Rangeland Research Institute, NARC. The cuttings were planted in 90 pots after being filled with three different media, and plant growth was recorded after seven days for the number of leaves, height, diameter, and irrigations frequency applied to each pot. Three-month data were collected and analyzed by using an RCBD design. Afterwards, all the plants were harvested, and soil samples were taken from the pots and brought to the RRI laboratory for estimation of total biomass and carbon stocks. It was concluded that Clone AY-48 achieved highest height among all Populus deltoides varieties and stored more carbon stock in comparison to Italian and local poplar varieties. Farmyard manure had a positive influence on height of the different Populus deltoides varieties. Clone AY-48 and Italian poplar plants are more suitable for rapid growth.

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