Kevin Intai, . (2008) Carbon storage in the soil and litter of Acacia Mangium plantation. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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A study on carbon storage in the soil and litter of Acacia mangium plantation was done at Acacia mangium plantation in Nirwana Forest of Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus. The duration of the study was from August 2007 until January 2008. The study was conducted to quantify soil and litter carbon storage of an Acacia mangium plantation and also to use C:N ratio to indicate humification level of litter and soil organic matter. Thirty soil samples at 0-20cm depth from soil surface and twelve litter samples were taken randomly from three quadrats. Each quadrates were 20m x 20m in an experimental area of 100m x 100m. The combustion method was used to determine the carbon content and the Kjeldalh method was used to determine nitrogen concentrations of the soil and litter samples. Tukey Test was used to compare carbon and nitrogen concentration in each soil and litter samples between Acacia mangium plantation and secondary forest. The data of secondary forest were from previous research. The results suggested that there is no significant difference in percentage and quantity of carbon in soil and litter between Acacia mangium plantation and secondary forest. There was no significant difference in the percentage and quantity of nitrogen in soil between Acacia mangium plantation area and secondary forest but a significant difference was detected in litter between both forests. C:N ratio of Acacia mangium plantation is stable. The C:N ratio in the soil samples was 21.65% while in the litter samples was 34.56%. This study suggested that Acacia mangium plantation area can store carbon well and the humification rate is moderate. Acacia mangium plantation area also can be the substitute for the natural growth forest that has been destroyed for it can sequester, store and become a carbon pool as good as in natural forest after several years.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Hairoon Juhaili |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2026 01:13 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2026 01:13 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2738 |
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