Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-07 | 524-528
Original Research Article
Assessment of Forest Biomass of Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh
Atiqua Tajdar, Mohammad Hashim, Anushree Nagpal, Suman Gaur
Published : July 30, 2018
Abstract
Forest and its bi-product (often called as biomass) are the essential part of
environment. Forest is directly or indirectly serving human being from the very
beginning. Three forest ranges of Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh namely Banki,
Tilkonia and Pharenda are the reserved forest which have Sal (Shorea Robusta) and
Sagaun (Tectona Grandis) as the dominant species. The biomasses generated from the
three forest range are mainly dry leaves and twigs which are generally used as litter.
The biomass production of three forest ranges are 2782.91 Kt. The trees are mostly
mature in which the results state that the Sal plantation forest are with less Above
Ground Biomass. It is revealed that plantation forest has large tree population with
less DBH class. The plantation forest has greater carbon stock as well as great carbon
sequestration potential than any other forest.