ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Climate-Smart Food Systems
Volume 9 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1535741
This article is part of the Research TopicIncreasing Resilience through Multi-Species Intercropping, Agroforestry and Mixed Grazing Crop-Livestock SystemsView all 12 articles
Effect of adaptive management practices on carbon footprint of sugarcane in the agroecological landscape of Bihar, India
Provisionally accepted
- 1Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar, India
- 2Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, India
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This study evaluates adaptive management in sugarcane cultivation through varied input strategies and legume integration. A total of 380 soil samples were collected across blocks at two depths (0-15 and 15-30 cm). Results showed that at 0-15 cm, oxidizable soil organic carbon (SOC) varied (3.19-8.01 g kg-1) at 15-30 cm (2.50-6.90 g kg-1). The carbon indices showed decreasing trend with depth, total organic carbon (TOC) varied from 5.68-11.4 g kg-1 at 0-15 cm and 3.85-11.4 g kg-1 at 15-30 cm, permanganate-oxidizable carbon (KMnO4-C) varied 145-382 mg kg-1 (0-15 cm) and at 122-356 mg kg-1 it was (15-30 cm) and carbon stock at 0-15 cm varied (12.6 to 25.9 Mg ha-1) and at 15-30 cm varied (10.2 to 24.5 Mg ha-1). Active carbon pool decreased by 17.59%, passive pool changed negligibly (0.22%) with depth; lability and recalcitrance indices showed carbon stability differences. Study offers key farm-level insights on carbon footprints and adaptive sugarcane management.
Keywords: sugarcane, agricultural sustainability, Soil management, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change
Received: 27 Nov 2024; Accepted: 06 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Vijay Singh Meena, vijayssac.bhu@gmail.com
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