Estimation of Biomass, Nutrient Content in Grasses and Soil at Different Elevations in Langate Forest Division, Kashmir Himalaya, India

Muneer Ahmad Magry; Suhail Bashir War; Vaishnu Dutt; Sapna A. Narula

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i11/149919

Estimation of Biomass, Nutrient Content in Grasses and Soil at Different Elevations in Langate Forest Division, Kashmir Himalaya, India

Authors

Muneer Ahmad Magry School of Life & Env. Sciences, Deakin University
Suhail Bashir War Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir
Vaishnu Dutt Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir
Sapna A. Narula School of Life & Env. Sciences, Deakin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i11/149919

Keywords:

Above Ground Biomass, Nutrient Analysis, Dominant Grasses.

Abstract

The aboveground biomass of different grasses present at different elevations revealed that the maximum production was at higher elevation (2500-3000m) followed by middle (2000-2500m) and lower elevation (1500- 2000m) with maximum contribution from, Poa pratens is at higher elevation followed by Chrysopogon echinulatus at middle elevation and Cynodon dactylon at lower elevation. The nutrient content of different dominant grasses present at the sites/elevations revealed that the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), Crude Protein (CP) of dominant grass species at different elevations of the Rajwar Range of Langate Forest Division increased from lower to middle elevation and was highest for upper elevation while in case of calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) it showed a declining trend from lower to middle and was lowest in upper elevation. The chemical properties of soil contents [Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K)] of different locations/elevations in Rajwar Range of Langate Forest Division increased with the increase in elevation and were maximum for upper elevation followed by middle elevation and lowest in lower elevation.

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