Research Article | Published: 01 December 2009

Assessment of calorific values of multipurpose trees and forage grasses under silvipastural system

Rajiv Umrao, Arvind Bijalwan, M. N. Naugraiya, Biswarup Mehra and C. M. Sharma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 32 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 565-567 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-6EN049 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper deals with the assessment of calorific values of four Multipurpose Trees (MPTs) viz. Dalbergia sissoo, Gmelina arborea, Pongamia pinnata and Terminalia arjuna in combination with forage grasses under eleven year old established silvipatural system in Chhattisgarh plains during 2002-2003. The study illustrated that the combustible energy was recorded to be highest in the bole of T. arjuna (5196.23 cal kg-1) and lowest in the foliage of P. pinnata (1495.16 cal kg-1). The calorific values (k cal tree-1) of the trees accounts in order of D. sissoo (186473.8) > G. arborea (129973.25) > T. arjuna (96333.66) > P. pinnata (79355.49). Energy generated from grasses was found maximum under D. sissoo plots (29876.33 k cal m-2) and minimum under G. arborea plots (9044.89 k cal m-2).

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Umrao, R., Bijalwan, A., Naugraiya, M.N., Mehra, B. and Sharma, C.M., 2009. Assessment of calorific values of multipurpose trees and forage grasses under silvipastural system. Indian Journal of Forestry, 32(4), pp.565-567. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2009-6EN049

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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2009

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