Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Katikala Anish, Mhaiskar Priya Rajendra, Milkuri Chiranjeeva Reddy, Reeja Sundaram, Bochu Jeevan, Sreedhar Bodiga and Pathapelly Raja Shekhar

Abstract:
Teak (Tectona grandis) is one the most important forest species and it is one of the royal timber species. Apart from having an excellent timber value, it is one of the important tree species which can sequestrate atmospheric carbon and can contribute significantly to adhere with the Kyoto Protocol in stabilizing the atmospheric abundance of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to mitigate the risks of global warming. The objective of the present study was to estimate the above ground biomass, below ground biomass, Total biomass and Carbon stock in different forest divisions of teak growth in Adilabad district to arrive at an estimate of its average carbon stock. There was considerable variation found in the teak trees in three divisions of Adilabad district. The Above ground biomass of Utnoor division was highest with 378.98 t/ha which was followed by Echoda division with 342.57 t/ha and the lowest was observed in Adilabad division with 286.71 t/ha. Whereas the below ground biomass of Utnoor division was highest with 98.54 t/ha which was followed by Echoda division with 89.07 t/ha and the lowest was observed in Adilabad division with 74.54 t/ha. In the same way the Total biomass also showed highest in Utnoor division with 477.52t/ha which was followed by Echoda division with 431.64 t/ha and the lowest was found in Adilabad division with 361.25 t/ha. On the basis of this obtained data such as Above ground, Below ground and Total biomass the values of carbon stock of teak also showed the same trend like highest carbon stock present in Utnoor division with 238.76 t/ha which was followed by Echoda division with 215.82 t/ha and the lowest was found to be in Adilabad division with 180.62 t/ha. The present study concluded that, Teak can also be used in the planting programs to mitigate climate climate change by reducing the greenhouse effect and global warming.