Relationship of Socio-Economic Factors With Attributes of Homegarden Agroforestry Systems in Northern Part of West Bengal

Subba, Mohit; Pala, Nazir A.; Shukla, Gopal; Pradhan, K.; Chakravarty, Sumit

doi:10.5958/2455-7129.2017.00029.2

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“…Among the forest tree plantations, the plantation of mixed tree species accumulated significantly more biomass than other sole forest tree plantations. The amount of biomass estimated in this study for mixed-species forests, pure tree species stands, and homegardens was comparable with earlier studies reported from the Terai zone of West Bengal [20,21,[49][50][51][52]82,83]. The negligible contributions of understory vegetation to the total biomass of the tree-based land uses were also reported in these earlier studies.…”

Section: Biomass Accumulation and Partitioningsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The overall average biomass carbon in the forest was significantly higher than all of the tree-based land use systems in the agricultural landscape. On an overall average, trees, shrubs, and herbs in the forest landscapes stored the highest carbon and The amount of biomass estimated in this study for mixed-species forests, pure tree species stands, and homegardens was comparable with earlier studies reported from the Terai zone of West Bengal [20,21,[49][50][51][52]82,83]. The negligible contributions of understory vegetation to the total biomass of the tree-based land uses were also reported in these earlier studies.…”

Section: Biomass Carbon and Partitioningsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Homegardens are prominent landscape feature of the region but need more research and institutional support to make them more remunerative for small landowners [82,83,113,114,116]. Natural resources managed in homegardens improve the conditions of human life and sustain socio-ecological services [117,118].…”

Section: Ecosystem Carbon In Tree-based Land Use Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prioritizing Tree-Based Systems for Optimizing Carbon Sink in the Indian Sub-Himalayan Region

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Dinesha

Singh

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Land use of the sub-Himalayan region is not that intensive like the intensively land-managed region of Punjab, India. Land resources of the sub-Himalayas must be managed effectively for sustainable development by preparing carbon inventories and data banks. Such macro-level studies have not been conducted yet in the present study area, and thus were conducted to suggest sustainable land use management options. To achieve the present study’s desired goal, 33 tree-based land uses were identified from forested and agricultural landscapes of the sub-humid tropical region of West Bengal, India. Stratified random nested quadrat sampling was adopted for the study. The SOC, biomass, and carbon accumulation significantly differed. Mixed forests had the highest soil primary nutrients and carbon stock. Positive correlations were observed between SOC, total standing biomass, litter production, and ecosystem carbon. The sequence of land uses based on carbon stock was mixed-species forest > sole tree species stands in a forest landscape > tea plantations > homegardens. This baseline information can be used for developing prediction models for future interventions towards sustainable land management. The study, however, could not estimate the carbon fluxes in and out of the systems due to the absence of detailed land use land-cover databases.

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Section: Biomass Accumulation and Partitioningsupporting

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Section: Biomass Carbon and Partitioningsupporting

confidence: 87%

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Prioritizing Tree-Based Systems for Optimizing Carbon Sink in the Indian Sub-Himalayan Region

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“…The selection of the study sites in the district, i.e., Cooch Behar peri-urban locality, Pundibari, Mathabhanga, Tufanganj I, and Balarampur, was purposive while home gardens were selected randomly. Home gardens are common features of Cooch Behar district due to its humid tropical location, and every household in the district has a home garden with sociocultural and livelihood significance [ 1 , 7 – 9 , 48 , 49 ]. Therefore, Cooch Behar district with its five main locations was selected purposefully.…”

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Floristic composition and utilization of ethnomedicinal plant species in home gardens of the Eastern Himalaya

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Sarkar

Shukla

et al. 2019

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background Home gardens are popular micro land-use system and are socioeconomically linked with people for their livelihood. In the foothill region of Eastern Himalaya, very less documentations are available on species richness of the home gardens, particularly on the ethnomedicinal plants. We assumed that the home garden owners of the study site are domesticating ethnomedicinal plants which are not easily accessible to them in the wild due to distant forest. This study was planned to explore and document the diversity and population status of ethnomedicinal plants in the home gardens along with its ethnomedicinal use. Methods The present study was conducted in the home gardens of Cooch Behar district of West Bengal from May 2017 to May 2018. A multidisciplinary approach like collection of plant specimen, interview with structured questionnaire for documenting the utilization pattern, and quadrat methods for population study was applied. We selected 150 study sites randomly in the village cluster. The owners of the gardens were the respondents for the household survey. The study documented diversity, population size, and medicinal uses of ethnomedicinal plant species identified by the garden owners growing or being grown in their gardens. Results A total of 260 plant species were reported, of which, 53 were utilized for different ethnomedicinal applications. These 53 species were represented by 35 families and 45 genera. Most of these ethnomedicinal species were woody perennials (37.73%). Cocus nucifera dominated the list with highest number of use followed by Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. The use value of the species varied from 0.006 to 0.53, while the fidelity value (%) ranged from 2.29 to 93.75%. The leaves of the plants were mostly used for ethnomedicinal applications (19 species) followed by fruits (12 species) and bark (9 species), and the least was the root (7 species). We documented 20 different ailments/diseases cured by using these plants. In some cases, more than one species are used to cure a disease or ailment. As many as 10 species were used to cure only stomach-related problems. Some more diseases like cough and cold and jaundice were treated using six and four species, respectively. Conclusion This documented list of 260 plant species including 53 ethnomedicinal ones from the home gardens of the study area indicates that these gardens are key in maintaining diversity and source of healthcare system in agricultural dominant landscape. Documenting such ecological status and traditional applications becomes a prerequisite for developing conservation and management strategies of home gardens to be included in the mainstream conservation processes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13002-019-0293-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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A Baseline Study of A’chik Homegardens in North-East India: Structure, Composition and Utilization

Marak,

Sarkar

et al. 2024

Hum Ecol

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Relationship of Socio-Economic Factors With Attributes of Homegarden Agroforestry Systems in Northern Part of West Bengal

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Prioritizing Tree-Based Systems for Optimizing Carbon Sink in the Indian Sub-Himalayan Region

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Floristic composition and utilization of ethnomedicinal plant species in home gardens of the Eastern Himalaya

A Baseline Study of A’chik Homegardens in North-East India: Structure, Composition and Utilization

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