The realities of climate change, conservation agriculture and soil carbon sequestration

The realities of climate change, conservation agriculture and soil carbon sequestration

The principles of conservation agriculture are frequently assumed to increase soil organic carbon and crop yield under all circumstances. A new analysis confirms that this is not the case, and that the likelihood of increasing either soil organic carbon or crop yield is environmentally dependent. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology 2020-06, Vol.26 (6), p.3188-3189
Hauptverfasser: Hunt, James R., Celestina, Corinne, Kirkegaard, John A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural conservation
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Carbon
Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Conservation
Crop yield
Organic carbon
Organic soils
Soil
Soil conservation
Soils
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Zusammenfassung:The principles of conservation agriculture are frequently assumed to increase soil organic carbon and crop yield under all circumstances. A new analysis confirms that this is not the case, and that the likelihood of increasing either soil organic carbon or crop yield is environmentally dependent. This is a commentary on Sun et al. 26, 3325–3335.
ISSN:1354-1013
1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.15082