02417nam a22002297a 4500999001900000082002100019100001700040245010900057260007700166300000900243502001200252520161200264650004601876650001201922650001801934650001601952650001801968700002401986856005702010942001202067952010802079  c291325d291325  a551.6bNIM/SO PG  aNimisha, P H  aSoil carbon stocks and their thermal stability in the agroforestry systems of manali watershed,Thrissur   aVellanikkarabCollege of Climate Change and Environmental Science c2023  a66p.  aBSc-MSc3 aDepletion of SOC pools has a detrimental effect on soil quality, biomass productivity, and water quality, and the problem could get worse due to projected global warming. Agroforestry can act as a potential mitigative measure to cope up with the adverse effects of climate change. In Kerala, an agroforestry technique based on integrated coconut farming has traditionally shown promise in homegardens. Homegarden study focuses on coconut based agroforestry systems, evaluating carbon storage capacities across three home garden sizes (small homegarden is 0.4 ha). In these HGs, the carbon stock and soil organic carbon at various soil depths were examined. The selected homegardens were in Manali watershed region in Thrissur district. The soil properties or carbon stocks didn’t vary significantly between the three home garden systems. However, the amount of carbon stored in the different sized aggregates were found to vary between the systems and with depth in each system. Finest fraction ( <0.2mm) stores more carbon. Though having similar carbon stocks, the carbon decomposition rate was lowest and activation energy maximum in small home gardens indicating that carbon in these systems were comparatively stable than the other studied systems under future rises in temperature. Agroforestry has bright future possibilities due to growing acknowledgement of its 
value in promoting sustainable agriculture and mitigating climate change. Future agricultural and environmental policies must include agroforestry because it may boost biodiversity, reduce carbon emissions, and improve food security.
  aClimate Change and Environmental Science   aMethane  aNitrous oxide  aHalocarbons  aDeforestation  aSandeep , S (Guide)  uhttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810224611  2ddccTH  001040718THaKAUCLVbKAUCLVcTHESESd2024-05-28l0o551.6 NIM/SO PGp176020r2024-05-28 00:00:00yTH