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Allometric Equation of local Bamboo for Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Bamboo Riparian Forest

C Prayogo1, C Muthahhar2 and R M Ishaq2

1 Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Jl.Veteran No.1 Malang.

2 Graduate student Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Jl.Veteran No.1 Malang.

Email: c.prayogo@ub.ac.id

The cause of global warming is the increasing of carbon concentration arising from the activities of industry, burning of fossils, and land use change. The purpose of this research was to find out the allometric equation to calculate the local bamboo biomass and then to be able to calculate how much carbon sequestration at bamboo riparian forest since this area was rarely been explored. The parameters observed were the height and diameter of the bamboo stem at 1.3 m height of 6 types of local bamboo using destructive sampling, along with the measurement of bamboo weight. To complement the estimation of total carbon sequestration, the carbon content of the bamboo biomass, litter and soil were measured. The results showed that the allometric equation for estimating local bamboo biomass are Y=0,6396×1,6162 with R2=0.77 which obtained from the relationship equations between bamboo dry weight and it’s diameter. Total carbon sequestration of this system was range between 70 to 169 ton ha-1

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