National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Understanding ecological diversity and physicochemical properties of the soil is of core concern for better management of roadside plantation, especially in developing countries. Soil properties and carbon stocking are largely influenced by the landuse and spatial distribution. This study compares two different landuse, i.e., roadside plantation and rice-wheat (RW) cropping system at five different locations (Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipatand Sonipat) to assess their effects on soil properties and carbon stocking as well as maintaining ecological diversity in North-Western (NW) Haryana, India. Our data showed that physicochemical properties of the soil varied among the landuse and sampling locations. Soil bulk density was significantly different in both the land use and ranged from 1.10 to 1.27 g cm-3and 1.15 to 1.43 g cm-3 for roadside plantation and RW cropping system, respectively. Soil carbon stock increased by 51.1% in roadside plantation as compared to rice-wheat cropping system that substantially contributes towards carbon sequestration in the soil. Available Nitrogen in the agricultural soils is statistically higher as compared to the roadside plantation. Principal component analysis of landuse and sampling sites showed variability in the soil properties suggesting the effect of soil management. Higher ecological diversity in roadside plantation improved the physicochemical properties by diverse organic inputs. The study highlights the importance of roadside plantation comparative to rice wheat cropping system in improving soil properties and sequestering carbon.
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