@article{fdi:010095001,
  title = {{C}ontribution of aboveground and belowground biomass of {R}obinia pseudoacacia trees to total plant carbon stocks in a young agroforestry system},
  author = {{M}artin-{B}langy, {S}. and {J}ourdan, {C}. and {B}ertrand, {I}. and {F}orest, {M}. and {A}bbessi, {E}. and {D}ugu{\'e}, {R}{\'e}mi and {P}iton, {G}. and {N}gao, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}llocation to aboveground and belowground compartments of tree biomass in {M}editerranean agroforestry systems ({AFS}) is poorly documented, especially for young trees. {T}his work aimed at (i) characterizing the effects of land use ({A}groforestry, {AF} vs. {T}ree {P}lantation, {TP}) on 5-year-old black locust tree growth, tree biomass allocation, and tree {C} stocks at plot scale, and (ii) assessing the effect of land use on total carbon stocks ({AF} vs. {TP} vs. {C}rop {M}onoculture). {A}llometric equations were built for upscaling tree biomass at the plot scale. {B}iomass of understory vegetation and crops were estimated at the plot scale in the three land uses. {T}ree diameter was 19 % higher in the {AF} than in {TP}, likely due to different light microclimate, while tree height did not vary significantly between land uses. {T}ree biomass allocation to aboveground and belowground compartments (70 % and 30 % of total tree biomass, respectively) did not vary between land uses. {H}igher efficiency in building tree carbon stock was shown in agroforestry than in tree plantation per area unit. {T}rees accounted for 39 % and 66 % of total carbon stocks in biomass in {AF} and {TP}, respectively. {U}nderstory vegetation accounted for 8 % and 34 % of total carbon stocks in biomass in {AF} and {TP}, respectively. {L}and equivalent ratio values, which involved tree, crop and understory vegetation carbon stocks, did not yet indicate a synergetic effect on accumulation of plant carbon compared to sole crop or tree plantations. {T}his study provides new reference values of carbon stocks in biomass in a young {AFS}.},
  keywords = {{B}lack locust ; {B}iomass production ; {B}iomass allocation ; {A}llometry ; {R}oots ; {A}groforestry ; {C}arbon stocks ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gricultural and {F}orest {M}eteorology},
  volume = {373},
  numero = {},
  pages = {110749 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {0168-1923},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110749},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095001},
}