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Changes in Soil and Weather Variables at Different Plantation Forests in Nagaland, India

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The present study was undertaken to determine soil respiration and its relation with some soil or weather variables under pine plantation forest located at Atoizu town (Zunheboto district), bamboo plantation at Khensa village (Mokokchung district) and rubber plantation in Yongam village (Longleng district) of Nagaland. The maximum soil respiration was recorded during winter while the minimum value was exhibited during the rainy season both from rubber plantation. Soil respiration was positively correlated with atmospheric temperature, soil temperature and pH in all the sites. Among all the parameters, only soil bulk density was significantly different between the three plantation sites (Pine-rubber, pine-bamboo and rubber-bamboo). Overall, the results obtained from the experiments provided a better understanding of soil respiration affinity with soil or weather variables under pine, bamboo and rubber forest which would ultimately help researchers in improving the efforts to quantify the carbon sink potential in these pockets of ecosystem.

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Financial funding from UGC-SAP DRS-III to the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, is highly acknowledged. The authors wish to acknowledge the Head, Department of Botany, for providing us with the laboratory and chemical facilities to carry out the analyses.

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  1. Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, 798627, India

    Khikeya Semy, M. R. Singh, Ruokuonuo Kuotsu, Laphin A. Phom, Vinokali Chishi & Pelevinuo Kesiezie

  2. Department of Botany, Don Bosco College Kohima, Kohima-797001, Nagaland, India

    Khikeya Semy

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KS contributed to field experiments and manuscript preparations. RK contributed to construction of the manuscript. MRS contributed to supervision of the experiments. LAP, VC, and PK contributed to field experiments and laboratory works.

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Significance Statement: Different types of forests impart diverse ecosystems and play a significant role in carbon sequestration including global climate regulation. Thus, the study highlights the variation of soil respiration in respect to some environmental variables under pine, bamboo and rubber plantation forest stands in Nagaland.

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Semy, K., Singh, M.R., Kuotsu, R. et al. Changes in Soil and Weather Variables at Different Plantation Forests in Nagaland, India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 93, 843–850 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-023-01468-1

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