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| dc.contributor.author | Elisabet Tesfa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:59:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:59:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-03 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16928 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Fine root dynamics improves soil health and resilience, reducing climate change and providing clear air condition. However, belowground carbon storage potential of green landscape especially through fine root production (FRP) remains poorly explored. Hence, to investigate the fine root dynamics and storage capacity in the green landscape was conducted in the three campuses of Bahir Dar University namely: Peda, Gish-Abay and Zenzelma campuses. The study focuses on fine roots <2 mm in diameter and aimed to estimate FRP and its turnover rate (ToR) using the ingrowth core method of experimental research design with systematic root sampling technique and the data was analysed by using general linear model of multivariate analysis. In total 96 sampling plots was used and 288 consecutive monthly samples were collected over the course of a year. The samples were taken at four different soil depths (0–10, 11–20, 21–30 and 31–40). Additionally, I was compared the monthly production of fine roots by using 120 root samples collected from different growth month intervals of (1, 2, 3, 6 & 12) (November, December, January, April and October). The mean annual fine root dynamics were calculated using the Decision Matrix method used to calculate the decomposed root by subtracting continuous biomass from interval biomass production and finally got the annual production. Annual fine root production (AFRP) from 0–40 cm soil depth was higher (796 gm 1 ) in the open grassland (OGL) than (631 gm -2 yr -1 ) from under the canopy of scattered trees (UCS) in the continuous root harvesting month of a year. However, in the same depth from interval root sampling months (928 and 714gm -2 yr -1 ) in the OGL and UCS respectively. Vertical distribution of FRP was higher in a soil depth of 0–10 cm (50.5%) than 11–20, 21–30, and 31–40 cm (28%, 15.3% and 6.1%) in the OGL and 55% in 0–10 cm than 11–20, 21–30 and 31–40 cm (29.1%, 12.3% and 3.2%) in the UCS from the continuous growing month. Vertical fine root distribution from an interval sampling technique shows the same trend with the continuous growing period. The higher AFRP was occurred in the summer season (221 gm ) and decomposition was peaked in summer (127 gm -2 ) in the OGL. Fine root ToR in the OGL is 2.7 yr -1 and 2.5yr -1 for UCS. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agroforestry | en_US |
| dc.title | Fine Root Dynamics and Its Belowground Carbon Storage in the Green Landscapes of the Campuses of Bahir Dar University, North western Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
