Relationship of soil organic matter dynamics to physical protection and tillage

J Balesdent, C Chenu, M Balabane - Soil and tillage research, 2000 - Elsevier
Tillage has been reported to reduce organic matter concentrations and increase organic
matter turnover rates to a variable extent. The change of soil climate and the incorporation of …

Environmental impact of different agricultural management practices: conventional vs. organic agriculture

T Gomiero, D Pimentel, MG Paoletti - Critical reviews in plant …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Organic agriculture refers to a farming system that enhance soil fertility through maximizing
the efficient use of local resources, while foregoing the use of agrochemicals, the use of …

[BOOK][B] Environmental soil chemistry

DL Sparks, B Singh, MG Siebecker - 2022 - books.google.com
Environmental Soil Chemistry, Third Edition provides an up-to-date overview of the
interdisciplinary field of environmental soil chemistry. This classic text covers the …

Soil carbon sequestration and biochar as negative emission technologies

P Smith - Global change biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite 20 years of effort to curb emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions grew faster
during the 2000s than in the 1990s, which presents a major challenge for meeting the …

Soil organic carbon sequestration rates by tillage and crop rotation: a global data analysis

TO West, WM Post - Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in agricultural management can potentially increase the accumulation rate of soil
organic C (SOC), thereby sequestering CO2 from the atmosphere. This study was conducted …

Soil respiration and the global carbon cycle

WH Schlesinger, JA Andrews - Biogeochemistry, 2000 - Springer
Soil respiration is the primary path by which CO 2 fixed by land plants returns to the
atmosphere. Estimated at approximately 75× 10 15 gC/yr, this large natural flux is likely to …

Management controls on soil carbon

K Paustian, HP Collins, EA Paul - Soil Organic Matter in …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Farmers have long recognized the organic matter content of a soil as a key attribute of soil
fertility. The development of agriculture in temperate regions has exhibited patterns of …

Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture

KG Cassman - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.), and maize (Zea mays L.) provide about
two-thirds of all energy in human diets, and four major crop** systems in which these …

A synthesis of carbon sequestration, carbon emissions, and net carbon flux in agriculture: comparing tillage practices in the United States

TO West, G Marland - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2002 - Elsevier
The atmospheric CO2 concentration is increasing, due primarily to fossil-fuel combustion
and deforestation. Sequestering atmospheric C in agricultural soils is being advocated as a …

Grassland management and conversion into grassland: effects on soil carbon

RT Conant, K Paustian, ET Elliott - Ecological applications, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are heavily relied upon for food and forage production. A key component for
sustaining production in grassland ecosystems is the maintenance of soil organic matter …