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Crop Management for Soil Carbon Sequestration
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Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from agriculture is related to increasing and protecting soil organic matter (SOM) concentration. Agricultural soils can be a significant sink for atmospheric carbon (C) through increase of the SOM concentration. The natural ecosystems such as forests or prairies, where C gains are in equilibrium with losses, lose a large fraction of the antecedent C pool upon conversion to agricultural ecosystems. Adoption of recommended management practices (RMPs) can enhance the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool to fill the large C sink capacity on the world's agricultural soils. This article collates, reviews, and synthesizes the available information on SOC sequestration by RMPs, with specific references to crop rotations and tillage practices, cover crops, ley farming and agroforestry, use of manure and biosolids, N fertilization, and precision farming and irrigation. There is a strong interaction among RMPs with regards to their effect on SOC concentration and soil quality. The new equilibrium SOC level may be achieved over 25 to 50 years. While RMPs are being adapted in developed economies, there is an urgent need to encourage their adoption in developing countries. In addition to enhancing SOC concentration, adoption of RMPs also increases agronomic yield. Thus, key to enhancing soil quality and achieving food security lies in managing agricultural ecosystems using ecological principles which lead to enhancement of SOC pool and sustainable management of soil and water resources.
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“Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is affected by crop management decisions, which impact the quantity and quality of crop residue added to the soil and rate of decomposition (Paustian et al. 2000, Jarecki and Lal 2003).”
From LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF NET GREENHOUSE-GAS FLUX FOR BIOENERGY CROPPING SYSTEMS (2007) · cites this paper as Jarecki and Lal 2003
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“Soil erosion, which results in the loss of SOM and nutrients (Lal and Greenland, 1979) is controlled by trees and shrubs in agroforestry (Nair, 1993; Young, 1997).”
BackgroundThe Potential of U.S. Cropland to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect
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Self-citationUSING WINTER COVER CROPS TO IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER QUALITY
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Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO 2 emissions
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jarecki, M. K., & Lal, R.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- ORCID
- Lal, Rattan
- Venue
- Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 471-502
- ISSN
- 0735-2689 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-7836
- OpenAlex
- W2102249809
- Cited by
- 396
- References
- 176
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Keywords
- soil carbon sequestration, soil organic matter, crop rotation, tillage systems, cover crops, ley farming, agroforestry, nitrogen fertilization, precision agriculture, irrigation, soil quality, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, food security, sustainable agriculture
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