Research Article | Published: 01 September 2005

Interaction between trees and ground flora in different aged chirpine stands of sub-tropical region in India: III.  Biomass of Herbage and LAI

Vaishnu Dutt and B. Gupta

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 28 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 273-282 | 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2005-X334GZ | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the variations in herbage production under Chirpine stands at four locations viz. Barog, Deothi, Dharampur and Tatul of Solan Forest Division, Himachal Pradesh, India during 1998.  Each location had four sites three representing different ages of Chirpine stand viz. sapling, pole and tree whereas fourth one represented an open grass land.  Herbage vegetation characteristics viz. biomass production and LAI increased from July to August/September and thereafter showed a continuous decrease up to November in all the sites. Among different species, Themeda anathera, Panicum maximum, Chrysopogon montanus and Pollinia argentea were found to be the major contributors to the biomass production. Values for biomass production and LAI of herbage were higher in open grasslands as compared to Chirpine inhabited sites.  LAI was significantly related with the aboveground biomass.

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Dutt, V. and Gupta, B., 2005. Interaction between trees and ground flora in different aged chirpine stands of sub-tropical region in India: III.  Biomass of Herbage and LAI. Indian Journal of Forestry, 28(3), pp.273-282. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2005-X334GZ

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