Regenerative agriculture—A literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health

R Khangura, D Ferris, C Wagg, J Bowyer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

ES Button, J Pett-Ridge, DV Murphy, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their substantial volume, subsoils contain more of the total soil carbon (C) pool than
topsoils. Much of this C is thousands of years old, suggesting that subsoils offer …

Digging deeper: A holistic perspective of factors affecting soil organic carbon sequestration in agroecosystems

R Lal - Global change biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The global magnitude (Pg) of soil organic carbon (SOC) is 677 to 0.3‐m, 993 to 0.5‐m, and
1,505 to 1‐m depth. Thus,~ 55% of SOC to 1‐m lies below 0.3‐m depth. Soils of …

Biochar properties and eco-friendly applications for climate change mitigation, waste management, and wastewater treatment: A review

NA Qambrani, MM Rahman, S Won, S Shim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is one of the most promising technologies for the conversion of biomass into high-
value products such as bio-oil, syngas, and biochar in the absence of oxygen. High yield …

Identifying the main crops and key factors determining the carbon footprint of crop production in China, 2001–2018

X Chen, C Ma, H Zhou, Y Liu, X Huang, M Wang… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Agriculture affects climate change and contributes directly and indirectly to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. However, no reports have fully quantified the GHG emissions from …

Carbon-Based Adsorbents for Postcombustion CO2 Capture: A Critical Review

AE Creamer, B Gao - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
The persistent increase in atmospheric CO2 from anthropogenic sources makes research
directed toward carbon capture and storage imperative. Current liquid amine absorption …

A review of soil carbon dynamics resulting from agricultural practices

F Abbas, HM Hammad, W Ishaq, AA Farooque… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Literature related to the carbon cycle and climate contains contradictory results with regard
to whether agricultural practices increase or mitigate emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) …

Optimizing carbon sequestration in croplands: A synthesis

A Tiefenbacher, T Sandén, HP Haslmayr, J Miloczki… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change and ensuring food security for an exponentially growing global human
population are the greatest challenges for future agriculture. Improved soil management …

Risks and opportunities of increasing yields in organic farming. A review

E Röös, A Mie, M Wivstad, E Salomon… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Current organic agriculture performs well in several sustainability domains, like animal
welfare, farm profitability and low pesticide use, but yields are commonly lower than in …

Manifestations and underlying drivers of agricultural land use change in Europe

J Van Vliet, HLF de Groot, P Rietveld… - Landscape and Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Agricultural land use in Europe has changed considerably in the last decades. However, our
understanding of agricultural land use changes, especially changes in land use intensity, is …