Carbon Sequestration Potential of Oil Palm Plantations in Tamil Nadu Regimes, India

Abstract

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), being a potential carbon sequestering perennial crop by biological means, has helped in mitigating global warming and climatic fluctuations. In our study, we selected Tenera hybrids in three oil palm plantations of major oil palm growing regions of Theni and Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu, India during the year 2019. Carbon sequestration potential was assessed by the standard procedures and methodology. The present study revealed that carbon sequestration was higher in trunks, which was found to be 2.57 t C/ha (tons of carbon per hectare) in 4 years, 22.33 t C/ha in 8 years and 59.79 t C/ha in 15 years with respect to the age of plantation. The roots sequestered carbon for about 0.67 t C/ha in 4 years, 5.80 t C/ha in 8 years and 15.54 t C/ha in 15 years old plantations and the fronds sequesters about 1.41 t C/ha in 4 years, 2.44 t C/ha in 8 years and 3.01 t C/ha in 15 years old oil palm plantations. The findings evidenced that the biomass production in oil palm increased proportionally with different age group of oil palm. This findings established the importance of oil palm plantation for carbon sequestration to reduce natural as well as anthropogenic sources for climatic fluctuations.

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Carbon Capture and Storage Potential in India

“…CO2 is captured from this syngas before combustion, from which CO2 is separated with the help of chemical solvents. [15] Oxy-Fuel Combustion: Oxy-fuel combustion involves burning fuel in a mixture of oxygen and recirculated flue gas. This results in a concentrated production of CO2 that can be captured more efficiently [16]…”

“…After transportation, it becomes necessary to store CO2 to prevent its release into the atmosphere. The most commonly used storage method is geographical storage (15,20), where deep holes are dug and CO2 is dumped into them. There are three main types of geological storage sites: Depleted Oil and Gas Reservoirs: These are previous oil and gas fields whose hydrocarbon reserves have been depleted.…”

Godavari Ratna - New Oil Palm Hybrid Released for Coastal Region of Maharashtra

“…Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is one of the mostimportant agricultural crops in the tropics with theextensive production of 85% of global palm oil byMalaysia followed by Indonesia. It is one of the most valuable cash crops in the tropical worldwhich covers an area to the extent of 12 million hectares (Henderson and Osborne, 2000;Rakesh et al, 2020). Changing climatic situations may lead to an increase in temperature and variability in rainfall patterns and under such situations oil palm could be the best sustainable option for vegetable oil yield among the oil seed crops.…”