CARBON STOCK ESTIMATES IN SOME CROP FIELDS OF KURNOOL DISTRICT, A.P., INDIAG. Meerabai, M. Leelavathi, K.Sravani, M. Swetha, S. Shabana, M. Reshma, M. Sreedevi and Ch. SubbalakshmiAbstract In the era of climate change, sustained management of cultivated areas has become important. Agricultural land use management is a vital initiative towards removing carbon from the atmosphere and its inclusion in farming systems. In India it has received little attention. Thus this study aims to provide information on the soil carbon stocks in crop lands of 3 selected areas of Kurnool district, A.P., India. In present study all the studied crop fields have the bulk density < 1.10 g/cm3. It indicates that all these soils are clay soils. All the crop fields have the low SOC (%) and SOC stocks. To enhance SOC stocks and improve agricultural productivity which is vital for the socio â economic development of India, there is a need to promote effective land use management practices in farming systems. |