Soil Health Management under Hill Agroecosystem of North East India

Table 7

Growth, litter production, fine root biomass of promising MPTs in humid tropics, and their contribution on SOC content.

MPT	Annual litter production (g m^−2)	Time required for decomposition (days)	Total fine root biomass (g m^−2)	Organic C (g kg^−1)
P. kesiya	621.5	718	496.75	35.4
A. nepalensis	473.75	350	435.50	32.2
P. roxburghii	341.75	385	415.50	23.1
M. oblonga	512.25	390	462.00	33.6
G. arboria	431.75	360	419.00	28.6

Source: [16].