The objective of this work was to quantify carbon stored in the different parts of Hevea sp. trees, in the experimental farm of the Agricultural Research Company of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), in the Municipality of Oratórios, Minas Gerais, in order to verify the importance of the culture for carbon sequestration, and consequently for the mitigation of the greenhouse effect. The analyses showed that: a) the branches contributed with the largest amount of stored carbon, following by the stems, roots and leaves; b) a positive exponential relationship exists among the amount of carbon in the tree and in their components and the measured diameter at 1.30 m breast height (dbh); c) The variable dbh was significant, at the level of 95% of probability for all of the adjusted equations. However, the variable total height was significant just in the equations for the stems and the branches. Additionally, on the basis of data from the analyzed plots, it was found that after 12 years, Hevea sp. trees manage to accumulate on average 62.11 tons of carbon per hectare in its live biomass, considering a 7 x 3 m spacing.
Hevea sp.; carbon sequestration; equations
