The Environmental Value of Stored Carbon in the Soil of Floodwater Spreading Fields of Gareh-Bygon Plain, Fasa, Iran

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1 Associate Professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran

2 M.Sc., Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran

3 Assistant professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran

4 Research Educator, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Carbon sequestration (CS) in soils is a phenomenon consistent with the principles of sustainable development. Further, it is a vital solution for reducing the atmospheric CO2 and other GHGs. To identify the role of spate irrigation (SI) of afforested plots and rangeland in CS, 36 soil samples were collected from the 0–30 cm top soil in different spate-irrigated and control treatments in November 2017. Organic carbon (OC) was measured by the standard laboratory procedures, and then converted to the sequestered soil carbon (SOC). The data were analyzed using the randomized complete block design benefitting from the SAS software. The means were compared with the Duncan test at P2; this amounts to 4.6 tons of CO2 per year on average.The total income from the carbon rent of the dense Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. aforested plots at the Kowsar Station is $32381.00 per hectare with an annual mean of $925.17 per hectare.

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  • Receive Date: 07 July 2018
  • Revise Date: 22 September 2018
  • Accept Date: 27 November 2018

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