Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?

•Meta-analysis of conservation agriculture impacts on soil C in two tropical regions.•Small increases in soil C so small climate change mitigation through C sequestration.•For valid comparisons of SOC stocks soils should be sampled on equal soil mass basis but this is rarely done.•Care required in i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2016-03, Vol.220, p.164-174
Hauptverfasser:	Powlson, David S., Stirling, Clare M., Thierfelder, Christian, White, Rodger P., Jat, M.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carbon sequestration Climate change mitigation Conservation agriculture Crop diversification Crop residues Nitrogen Soil organic carbon Tropical Zero-tillage
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