Live Green Biomass of a Grassland Community of Kaptipada Forest Range of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India

Authors

  • D. L. Bhuyan  Lecturer in Botany, Anandapur College, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Odisha, India
  • K. L. Barik  Assistant Professor of Botany, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Grassland, Community, Biomass, Live Green.

Abstract

The live green biomass of a grassland community of Kaptipada forest range (210 51’ N; 860 53’E) in Odisha was carried out following “short term harvest method” of Odum (1). The live green biomass values of the experimental site exhibited an increasing trend from July to August and then attend a peak in the month of September (1485.90 g m-2). Onwards, a gradual decrease in value was observed showing a minimum of 116.14 g m-2 during April. Thereafter, the value again showed an increasing trend till the end of the sampling period. The mean live green biomass of the community was found to be 760.41 g m-2. The mean live green biomass value of the community, when compared to other grassland communities, present findings did not show similarity. This variation in live green biomass value might be due to the variation in topography, species composition, climatic conditions, soil characteristics and the biotic interference of the locality.

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2017-09-30

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D. L. Bhuyan, K. L. Barik, " Live Green Biomass of a Grassland Community of Kaptipada Forest Range of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 7, pp.1297-1300, September-October-2017.