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Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Rates by Tillage and Crop Rotation: A Global Data Analysis
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Changes in agricultural management can potentially increase the accumulation rate of soil organic C (SOC), thereby sequestering CO 2 from the atmosphere. This study was conducted to quantify potential soil C sequestration rates for different crops in response to decreasing tillage intensity or enhancing rotation complexity, and to estimate the duration of time over which sequestration may occur. Analyses of C sequestration rates were completed using a global database of 67 long‐term agricultural experiments, consisting of 276 paired treatments. Results indicate, on average, that a change from conventional tillage (CT) to no‐till (NT) can sequester 57 ± 14 g C m −2 yr −1 , excluding wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)‐fallow systems which may not result in SOC accumulation with a change from CT to NT. Enhancing rotation complexity can sequester an average 20 ± 12 g C m −2 yr −1 , excluding a change from continuous corn ( Zea mays L.) to corn‐soybean ( Glycine max L.) which may not result in a significant accumulation of SOC. Carbon sequestration rates, with a change from CT to NT, can be expected to peak in 5 to 10 yr with SOC reaching a new equilibrium in 15 to 20 yr. Following initiation of an enhancement in rotation complexity, SOC may reach a new equilibrium in approximately 40 to 60 yr. Carbon sequestration rates, estimated for a number of individual crops and crop rotations in this study, can be used in spatial modeling analyses to more accurately predict regional, national, and global C sequestration potentials.
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“Conversely, reduced tillage results in soil C sequestration (e.g., West & Post, 2002;Bernacchi et al., 2005;Grandy & Robertson, 2007), and SOC accumulation under perennial grasses grown on former cropland may be partially attributable to the cessation of tillage.”
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“A decrease in residue decomposition due to reduced soil tillage (Paustian et al. 2000, West and Post 2002) and reduced quality of crop residues (Heal et al. 1997) also increases SOC.”
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“Monoculture corn has been observed to have higher SOC than corn-soybean rotation (Havlin et al. 1990, Studdert and Echeverria 2000, West and Post 2002) since soybean provides less residue input to the soil than corn.”
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“Although management practices, such as conservation tillage, can increase soil organic carbon content in both extensive and intensive systems ([15](#r15), [16](#r16)), we do not assume any such gains in the AW scenarios between 1961 and 2005.”
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“Ploughing releases SOC and, in a similar vein, no-till agriculture (that may also be used with perennial crops) assists carbon sequestration and decreases soil erosion (e.g.Paustian et al., 2000;West and Post, 2002;Sainju et al., 2003;Lal et al., 2004;Bernacchi et al., 2005;Amado et al., 2006;Montgomery, 2007;Huggins and Reganold, 2008;Villamil et al., 2008;Lo ´pez-Bellido et al., 2010)”
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“…by climatic variables, geographical characteristics, soil physico-chemical properties, quantity and quality of C inputs into the soil and management practices, as well their interactions (Haddaway et al., 2017; Lal, 2004; Lorenz & Lal, 2018; Ogle et al., 2019; Paul et al., 1997; West & Post, 2002).”
BackgroundResultIheshiulo, E. M., Larney, F. J., Hernandez‐Ramirez, G., Luce, M. S., Chau, H. W., & Liu, K. (2024) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116777 · Cited by 35
Li, H., Hu, T., Liu, X., & You, J. (2024) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-024-03354-1 · Cited by 32
Decomposition and Ecosystem Carbon Budgets
Chapin, F. S., Matson, P. A., & Vitousek, P. M. (2011) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9504-9_7 · Cited by 37
Developing Climate-Resilient Crops
Banga, S. S., & Kang, M. S. (2014) · Journal of Crop Improvement · doi:10.1080/15427528.2014.865410 · Cited by 32
Spiegel, H., Sandén, T., Dersch, G., Baumgarten, A., Gründling, R., & Franko, U. (2017) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-812128-3.00017-3 · Cited by 32
Manns, H. R., & Martin, R. C. (2018) · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.1080/21683565.2017.1423529 · Cited by 33
Malobane, M. E., Nciizah, A. D., Wakindiki, I. I. C., & Mudau, F. N. (2018) · Food and Energy Security · doi:10.1002/fes3.129 · Cited by 32
Assessing strategies to enhance soil carbon sequestration with the DSSAT‐CENTURY model
Nicoloso, R. D. S., Amado, T. J. C., & Rice, C. W. (2020) · European Journal of Soil Science · doi:10.1111/ejss.12938 · Cited by 41
Zhao, X., Virk, A. L., Ma, S., Kan, Z., Qi, J., Pu, C., Yang, X., & Zhang, H. (2020) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110549 · Cited by 34
Turner, B. L. (2021) · Soil Systems · doi:10.3390/soilsystems5030039 · Cited by 34
Soil organic carbon and nitrogen responses to occasional tillage in a continuous no-tillage system
Thapa, V. R., Ghimire, R., Paye, W. S., & VanLeeuwen, D. (2022) · Soil and Tillage Research · doi:10.1016/j.still.2022.105619 · Cited by 32
Litynski, J. T., Klara, S. M., McIlvried, H. G., & Srivastava, R. D. (2006) · Climatic Change · doi:10.1007/s10584-005-6960-6 · Cited by 32
“Several papers and reviews pertinent to soil C sequestration in mined lands have appeared recently (Janzen et al., 1997; Paustian et al., 1997; West and Plosst, 2002; Lal, 2004; Post et al., 2004; Bronick and Lal, 2005).”
BackgroundGM crops: the global socio- economic and environmental impact - the first nine years 1996- 2004
Brookes, G., & Barfoot, P. (2005) · Cited by 32
Carr, E. W., Shirazi, Y., Parsons, G. R., Hoagland, P., & Sommerfield, C. K. (2017) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.018 · Cited by 36
Shukla, M. K., Lal, R., & VanLeeuwen, D. (2007) · Soil Science Society of America Journal · doi:10.2136/sssaj2006.0007 · Cited by 31
Temperate Regenerative Agriculture practices increase soil carbon but not crop yield—a meta-analysis
Jordon, M. W., Willis, K. J., Bürkner, P., Haddaway, N., Smith, P., & Petrokofsky, G. (2022) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac8609 · Cited by 40
“Our finding that including a grass-based ley phase in temperate oceanic arable rotations increases SOC was expected in line with previous studies [6, 12].”
BackgroundResultInfluentialMaltas, A., Corbeels, M., Scopel, É., Oliver, R., Douzet, J.-M., da Silva, F. A. M., & Wéry, J. (2007) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9350-1 · Cited by 31
“Intensification of cropping results in higher C inputs from crop residues and roots and, therefore, increases soil C stocks (Franzluebbers et al. 1998; West and Post 2002).”
BackgroundCQESTR Simulation of Management Practice Effects on Long‐Term Soil Organic Carbon
Liang, Y., Gollany, H. T., Rickman, R. W., Albrecht, S. L., Follett, R. F., Wilhelm, W. W., Novak, J. M., & Douglas, C. L. (2008) · Soil Science Society of America Journal · doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0154 · Cited by 31
“Conversion to NT from tilled practices (especially plowed systems) improved the SOM content in the topsoil across diverse soils (West and Post, 2002).”
BackgroundEffect of reclamation on soil organic carbon pools in coastal areas of eastern China
Li, J., Yang, W., Li, Q., Pu, L., Xu, Y., Zhang, Z., & Liu, L. (2018) · Frontiers of Earth Science · doi:10.1007/s11707-018-0680-5 · Cited by 31
“4.3 Effect of tillage practices on SOC pools Crop cultivation has a significant effect on SOC (West and Post, 2002).”
BackgroundInfluentialLegume Intercropping With the Bioenergy Crop Sida hermaphrodita on Marginal Soil
Nabel, M., Schrey, S. D., Temperton, V. M., Harrison, L. C., & Jablonowski, N. D. (2018) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00905 · Cited by 31
“Since marginal substrates are per se low in carbon content they would benefit from continuously applied organic fertilization which would gradually increase soil carbon content (West and Post, 2002).”
BackgroundHe, Z., Chen, H., Liang, L., Dong, J., Liang, Z., & Zhao, L. (2019) · Letters in Applied Microbiology · doi:10.1111/lam.13135 · Cited by 31
“…the enhancement effect of crop rotation on soil microbial diversity and soil fertility, as described in other studies (Hooper et al. 2000; West and Post 2002; McDaniel et al. 2014; Tang et al. 2015) and (ii) showed that the simplification of the soil microbial composition due to…”
BackgroundMinhoni, R. T. D. A., Scudiero, E., Zaccaria, D., & Saad, J. C. C. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147216 · Cited by 32
Benefits of Circular Agriculture for Cropping Systems and Soil Fertility in Oases
Janati, M. E., Akkal‐Corfini, N., Bouaziz, A., Oukarroum, A., Robin, P., Sabri, A., Chikhaoui, M., & Thomas, Z. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13094713 · Cited by 31
Ghosh, M., Ashiq, W., Vasava, H. B., Gamage, D. N. V., Patra, P. K., & Biswas, A. (2021) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture11040348 · Cited by 31
Jordon, M. W., & Smith, P. (2022) · Soil and Tillage Research · doi:10.1016/j.still.2022.105428 · Cited by 34
Long‐Term Nitrogen and Tillage Effects on Soil Physical Properties under Continuous Grain Sorghum
Presley, D. R., Sindelar, A. J., Buckley, M. E., & Mengel, D. B. (2012) · Agronomy Journal · doi:10.2134/agronj2011.0311 · Cited by 31
“Soil OC storage in the surface layer is commonly greater 45 under NT than CT (West and Post, 2002), but the effect of tillage practices on SOC storage 46 beneath the surface layer (generally greater than 5 to 7.”
BackgroundInfluentialClay, D. E., Carlson, C. G., Clay, S. A., Reese, C. L., Liu, Z., Chang, J., & Ellsbury, M. M. (2006) · Agronomy Journal · doi:10.2134/agronj2005.0066 · Cited by 31
“Nonisotopic approaches have relied on changes in nonharvested biomass C returnedtothesoilorchangesintillagetoproducechanges in SOC (Larson et al., 1972; Barber, 1979; West and Post, 2002 ).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialChanges in the organic carbon pool of abandoned soils in Russia (1990–2004)
Kurganova, I. N., de Gerenyu, V. О. L., Shvidenko, А., & Sapozhnikov, P. M. (2010) · Eurasian Soil Science · doi:10.1134/s1064229310030129 · Cited by 32
“The replacement of the tra� ditional farming system when plowing is completely eliminated, according to the data of West and Post [ 42 ], accelerated the carbon accumulation (sequestra� tion) to 57 ± 14 g of C/m 2 /yr.”
BackgroundMethodAgronomic and Ecological Implications of Biofuels
Bonin, C. L., & Lal, R. (2012) · Advances in agronomy · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-394278-4.00001-5 · Cited by 32
Assessing the biofuel options for Southern Africa
von Maltitz, G. P., & Brent, A. C. (2008) · Cited by 31
Rotational complexity increases cropping system output under poorer growing conditions
Bybee‐Finley, K. A., Muller, K. E., White, K. E., Cavigelli, M. A., Han, E., Schomberg, H. H., Snapp, S. S., Viens, F. G., Correndo, A. A., Deiss, L., et al. (2024) · One Earth · doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2024.07.008 · Cited by 31
Luo, Z., Wang, E., Baldock, J., & Xing, H. (2014) · Soil Research · doi:10.1071/sr13294 · Cited by 31
“Results from many field experiments showed that SOC could be significantly affected by the type of cropping system, with the impact varying depending on rotation types and environmental conditions (Drinkwater et al. 1998; West and Post 2002; Luo et al. 2010; Sainju and Lenssen 2011; Kou et al. 2012).”
BackgroundA history of conservation agriculture in South Africa
Strauss, J., Swanepoel, P., Smith, H., & Smit, E. (2021) · South African Journal of Plant and Soil · doi:10.1080/02571862.2021.1979112 · Cited by 17
“West and Post (2002) showed that a change from conventional tillage to no-till could help sequester as much as 57 ± 14 g C m−2 year −1, 5–10 years following the conversion.”
Background
Metadata
- Authors
- West, T. O., & Post, W. M.
- Affiliations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- Corresponding author
- West, Tristram O.
- Venue
- Soil Science Society of America Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-11
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1930-1946
- ISSN
- 0361-5995 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-0661
- OpenAlex
- W136628441
- Cited by
- 2,215
- References
- 104
- Citations by year
- 2026: 65 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 104 · 2021: 105 · 2020: 114 · 2019: 103 · 2018: 111 · 2017: 126 · 2016: 104 · 2015: 127 · 2014: 137 · 2013: 127 · 2012: 128
- FWCI
- 62.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Soil Science Society of America Journal (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Curtin University of Technology
- 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 organic carbon sequestration, carbon sequestration rate, no-tillage, conventional tillage, long-term agricultural experiments, carbon sequestration potential
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