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Revista de Ciencias Ambientales

On-line version ISSN 2215-3896Print version ISSN 1409-2158

Abstract

CONTRERAS-SANTO, Jose Luis; MARTINEZ-ATENCIA, Judith  and  FALLA-GUZMAN, Cindy Katherine. Carbon accumulated in roots of plant species in silvopastoral systems in northern Colombia. Ciencias Ambientales [online]. 2021, vol.55, n.1, pp.52-69. ISSN 2215-3896.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rca.55-1.3.

(Introduction):

Silvopastoral systems (SPSs) are sustainable alternatives to manage soils dedicated to livestock production, contributing to the recovery of degraded soils. (Objective): Know the potential of carbon capture (C-capture) in fine root biomass per species and their exploration capacity in the soil between two SPSs (A1 - Megathyrsus maximum cv Mombasa associated with the shrub species, Leucaena leucocephala and Crescentia cujete; A2 - combination of A1 + tree species, Guazuma ulmifolia, Cassia grandis, and Albizia saman) and meadows without trees (A0 - M. maximum cv Mombasa), in the middle valley of the Sinú River.

(Methodology):

A randomized complete block design was used with three treatments and three repetitions, in which fine root biomass (FRB, ≤ 5 mm) was determined with a cylinder of known volume and root length density (RLD) using a flatbed scanner; physicochemical properties of soil were also determined.

(Results):

L. leucocephala showed high values of C accumulation in root biomass (441.5 kg C ha-1) compared to the other species evaluated. In contrast, C accumulated in grass roots was affected by the SPS complexity, reducing 59 % (A1) and 34 % (A2), with respect to A0. The highest RLD was recorded in the C. cujete and L. leucocephala species (249.7 ± 199.5 and 239.3 ± 135.02 cm cm-2, respectively).

(Conclusions):

SPSs accumulate higher C in root biomass and improve the soil’s physicochemical properties.

Keywords : Fine roots; grass; length density; physicochemical properties; soil.

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