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. 2017 Feb 16;12:5. doi: 10.1186/s13021-017-0071-3

Table 2.

Fractions of C sequestration in vines by time and space

C distribution Biomass fraction Mg C ha−1 Total %
Temporal
 Annual Fruit 1.7 3.4 28
Leaves 0.6
Canes 1.1
 Perennial Wood 4.8 8.9 72
Roots 4.1
Spatial
 Aboveground Fruit 1.7 8.2 67
Leaves 0.6
Canes 1.1
Wood 4.8
 Belowground Roots 4.1 4.1 33

Annual growth represents the seasonal vegetative and reproductive development starting in spring and finishing in early fall. Most fruit is removed whereas leaves and canes return to soil. Wood constitutes the sum of trunk plus cordons