CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY HYBRID CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY HYBRID POPLARS IN THE PACIFIC POPLARS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NORTHWEST Dr. Jon D. Johnson Dr. Jon D. Johnson Hybrid Poplar Research Program Hybrid Poplar Research Program Washington State University - Puyallup Washington State University - Puyallup Research & Extension Center, Research & Extension Center, Puyallup, Washington Puyallup, Washington [email protected][email protected]www.puyallup.wsu.edu/poplar www.puyallup.wsu.edu/poplar
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CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY HYBRID POPLARS IN THE PACIFIC HYBRID POPLARS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTNORTHWEST
Dr. Jon D. JohnsonDr. Jon D. Johnson
Hybrid Poplar Research ProgramHybrid Poplar Research Program
Washington State University - Puyallup Washington State University - Puyallup
Research & Extension Center, Research & Extension Center, Puyallup, WashingtonPuyallup, Washington
• Objectives1. Determine above- and below-ground carbon
sequestration rates for commercial hybrids during an 8 year plantation cycle.
2. Quantify changes in soil carbon as related to plantation development and vegetation.
3. With carbon sequestration, biomass and morphometric data from 1. develop and validate a field method for estimating carbon sequestration rates for hybrid poplar.
Why Hybrid Poplar?
• Fast growingFast growing
• Straight stemsStraight stems
• Dioecious (male and female Dioecious (male and female trees)trees)
• Easily propagatedEasily propagated
18 month old tree in Central Valley of California
Methods
• 3 clones growing in eastern Oregon: 184-411, 52-225, OP-367
• 4 ages: 2, 4, (5), 6 and 8 years old •2 clones growing in western Oregon: 184-411, 52-225
• 3 ages: 5, 6, and years old • 5 trees per clone-age class• Above ground biomass & carbon• Below ground biomass & carbon• Soil carbon at 0-30 and 30-100 cm
•Fractionated soil C
Site Locations
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Dallas
Hermiston
West East
Silty clay loam
Sand
Above-ground SamplingAbove-ground Sampling
Standing trees were measured for height and Standing trees were measured for height and diameter; After felling, stems and branches were diameter; After felling, stems and branches were processed by whorlprocessed by whorl
All tree parts were weighed in the field andAll tree parts were weighed in the field andsubsamples taken for dry weight conversionsubsamples taken for dry weight conversionand carbon contentand carbon content
Stumps were excavated and then roots Stumps were excavated and then roots were separated from stump;were separated from stump;each weighed separately and each weighed separately and subsamples were taken for dry weight subsamples were taken for dry weight conversion and carbon contentconversion and carbon content
•6 samples/tree (pooled); 6 samples/tree (pooled); 5 trees /clone5 trees /clone
•2 depths: 0-30 and 30-100 cm2 depths: 0-30 and 30-100 cm
•Adjacent fields sampled: Adjacent fields sampled: crop and native vegetation (E)crop and native vegetation (E)
•Fine roots removed, dried Fine roots removed, dried andand weighedweighed
•Boiling water extraction to Boiling water extraction to estimate labile soil C (E)estimate labile soil C (E)
Soil SamplingSoil Sampling
Soil Carbon
Clone-site C% 0-30 cm C% 30-100 cm52-225 E 0.41 0.22
184-411 E 0.41 0.3
OP-367 E 0.35 0.25
crop E 0.33 0.12
native E 0.29 0.14
Mg ha-14.29
5.16
4.34
2.84
2.87
52-225 W 2.5 0.8
15-29 W 2.44 0.9
grass W 2.04 0.87
14.41
14.98
13.43
7.3
11.5
% increase over crop51.4
82.0
53.0
Labile Soil Carbon (E)
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
La
bile
C/T
ota
l C
184-41152-225OP-367CropNative
R2
= 0.9763
R2
= 0.9768
Volume
Tre
e C
arb
on
Predicting Tree Carbon
Total C
Aboveground C
ConclusionsConclusions
• Hybrid poplars are capable of sequestering high Hybrid poplars are capable of sequestering high amounts of Camounts of C
• Soil C increased significantly in hybrid poplar Soil C increased significantly in hybrid poplar plantations when compared to adjacent crop plantations when compared to adjacent crop land (7-82% depending on soil texture)land (7-82% depending on soil texture)
• Over time, the proportion of labile soil C Over time, the proportion of labile soil C decreaseddecreased
• Standing tree C can be predicted with easy to Standing tree C can be predicted with easy to measure parameters allowing for third party measure parameters allowing for third party verification of C storage verification of C storage