Soil and biomass carbon stock in selected bamboo plantations of Northern Bangladesh

We assessed soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and biomass carbon density of bamboo plantations in four northern districts of Bangladesh. To conduct the study, different sites of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Thakurgaon district were selected. Total SOC stocks up to 60 cm soil depth was significantly (p<0.001) higher in Thakurgaon (56.54 t/ha) and lower in Kurigram (41.82 t/ha) district. Biomass carbon stocks of both Borak (Bambusa balcooa) and Makla (Bambusa nutans) bamboo was found significantly (p<0.01) higher in Nilphamari (171.01 and 81.10 t/ha respectively) and lower in Kurigram (57.85 and 41.09 t/ha respectively). Thus, the present work clearly demonstrates that soil and bamboo plants have shown encouraging results in the field of carbon sequestration potential and can be better climate change mitigation options because of several environmental benefits.