Agroforestry has sustainable attributes with both tangible and nontangible benefits. In this study, carbon sequestration potential of traditional agroforestry systems at middle elevation was evaluated. These traditional systems are: Agrihortisilviculture system (AHS), Agrihorticulture system (AH) and Agrisilviculture system (AS). Stand density, living biomass carbon and soil carbon were measured in each sample plot. Stem biomass was estimated by multiplying the stem volume with wood specific gravity using the maximum moisture content method. Branch and leaf biomass was estimated using the fresh and dry weight ratio. Conversion factors were used for determination of Carbon stock mitigation. Grewia oppositifoila was the predominant tree species occupying most of the agroforestry land use system. Biomass carbon were significantly different (p≤0.05) among systems at middle elevation. Total biomass carbon including was significantly higher in the AHS system. It has been concluded that Agrihortisilviculture systems are playing an important role in carbon storage in Mid-Hill of Tehri district of Uttarakhand. Due to a ban on felling green/live trees in the entire Himalayan region of India, agroforestry systems can be a good source of earning significant carbon credit to the farmers.
