2 is coconut farming and the coconut agro-ecosystem. Only one state produces 2.11, 3.10, and 3.96 tons per acre per year, which is Tamil Nadu. In Vellore district, coconut trees aged five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five could sequester 1.48, 1.37, 1.78, 2.42, and 4.63 tons per acre per 365 days, respectively. The C-capture potential of a 10-year- old tall or dwarf coconut tree was roughly 18 to 28 kilograms per tree per year. The Vellore district's tall and dwarf coconut plantations, which spanned fifteen years from 2003–2004 to 2017–18, removed 1.15 million tons of carbon dioxide from the environment. This research mainly contributes to the utilization of carbon in increasing yield of coconut trees.

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Utilization of Carbon in Increasing Yield of Coconut Trees

Shashank Gehlot*
Department of Applied Petroleum Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.
Periodicity:January - March'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.18.2.19042

Abstract

Globally, agriculture is frequently impacted by climate change. Choosing the optimum cropping system and related farming techniques is crucial to implementing an agricultural production system that is both economical and environmentally friendly. One of the main agricultural systems and industries in the nation that has the potential to significantly sequester CO2 is coconut farming and the coconut agro-ecosystem. Only one state produces 2.11, 3.10, and 3.96 tons per acre per year, which is Tamil Nadu. In Vellore district, coconut trees aged five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five could sequester 1.48, 1.37, 1.78, 2.42, and 4.63 tons per acre per 365 days, respectively. The C-capture potential of a 10-year- old tall or dwarf coconut tree was roughly 18 to 28 kilograms per tree per year. The Vellore district's tall and dwarf coconut plantations, which spanned fifteen years from 2003–2004 to 2017–18, removed 1.15 million tons of carbon dioxide from the environment. This research mainly contributes to the utilization of carbon in increasing yield of coconut trees.

Keywords

Climate Change, Dwarfism, Tallness, Coconut Plantations, Vellore.

How to Cite this Article?

Gehlot, S. (2023). Utilization of Carbon in Increasing Yield of Coconut Trees. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering & Technology, 18(2), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.18.2.19042

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