The Potential of Soil Carbon Sequestration Through Improved Management Practices in Norway

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bal Ram Singh ◽  
Rattan Lal
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Carbon Sequestration

Soil carbon stocks under different pastures and pasture management in the higher rainfall areas of south-eastern Australia

Soil Research ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Y. Chan ◽  
A. Oates ◽  
G. D. Li ◽  
M. K. Conyers ◽  
R. J. Prangnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Soil Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Pasture Management ◽  
Sequestration Potential ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Soil Carbon Stocks ◽  
Soc Stocks

In Australia, pastures form the basis of the extensive livestock industries and are important components of crop rotation systems. Despite recent interest in the soil carbon sequestration value of pastures in the mitigation of climate change, little information is available on the soil carbon sequestration potential of pastures in New South Wales farming systems. To quantify the soil carbon stocks under different pastures and a range of pasture management practices, a field survey of soil carbon stocks was undertaken in 2007 in central and southern NSW as well as north-eastern Victoria, using a paired-site approach. Five comparisons were included: native v. introduced perennial, perennial v. annual, continuous v. rotational grazing, pasture cropping v. control, and improved v. unimproved pastures. Results indicated a wide range of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks over 0–0.30 m (22.4–66.3 t C/ha), with little difference when calculated based on either constant soil depth or constant soil mass. Significantly higher SOC stocks were found only as a result of pasture improvement using P application compared with unimproved pastures. In this case, rates of sequestration were estimated to range between 0.26 and 0.72 t C/ha.year, with a mean rate of 0.41 t C/ha.year. Lack of significant differences in SOC stocks for the other pastures and pasture management practice comparisons could be due to inherent problems associated with the paired-site survey approach, i.e. large variability, difficulties in obtaining accurate site history, and the occasional absence of a valid control as well as the likely lower rates of SOC sequestration for these other comparisons. There is a need for scientific long-term trials to quantify the SOC sequestration potential of these other pastures and pasture management practices.

scholarly journals Plant Nutrition under Climate Change and Soil Carbon Sequestration

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 914
Author(s):  
Heba Elbasiouny ◽  
Hassan El-Ramady ◽  
Fathy Elbehiry ◽  
Vishnu D. Rajput ◽  
Tatiana Minkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Plant Nutrition ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soil Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Agricultural Yield

The climate is one of the key elements impacting several cycles connected to soil and plant systems, as well as plant production, soil quality, and environmental quality. Due to heightened human activity, the rate of CO2 is rising in the atmosphere. Changing climatic conditions (such as temperature, CO2, and precipitation) influence plant nutrition in a range of ways, comprising mineralization, decomposition, leaching, and losing nutrients in the soil. Soil carbon sequestration plays an essential function—not only in climate change mitigation but also in plant nutrient accessibility and soil fertility. As a result, there is a significant interest globally in soil carbon capture from atmospheric CO2 and sequestration in the soil via plants. Adopting effective management methods and increasing soil carbon inputs over outputs will consequently play a crucial role in soil carbon sequestration (SCseq) and plant nutrition. As a result, boosting agricultural yield is necessary for food security, notoriously in developing countries. Several unanswered problems remain regarding climate change and its impacts on plant nutrition and global food output, which will be elucidated over time. This review provides several remarkable pieces of information about the influence of changing climatic variables on plant nutrients (availability and uptake). Additionally, it addresses the effect of soil carbon sequestration, as one of climate change mitigations, on plant nutrition and how relevant management practices can positively influence this.

scholarly journals Soil Carbon Sequestration through Agronomic Management Practices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sikander Khan Tanveer ◽  
Xingli Lu ◽  
Shamim-Ul-Sibtain Shah ◽  
Imtiaz Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Sohail
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Agronomic Management

scholarly journals Soil carbon sequestration rates under Mediterranean woody crops using recommended management practices: A meta-analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 204-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Vicente-Vicente ◽  
Roberto García-Ruiz ◽  
Rosa Francaviglia ◽  
Eduardo Aguilera ◽  
Pete Smith
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Soil Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Woody Crops ◽  
Recommended Management Practices

Sustainable Management of Soil for Carbon Sequestration

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kewat Sanjay Kumar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Carbon Pools ◽  
Carbon Stabilization ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Soil Ecosystems ◽  
C Stocks

Mechanisms governing carbon stabilization in soils have received a great deal of attention in recent years due to their relevance in the global carbon cycle. Two thirds of the global terrestrial organic C stocks in ecosystems are stored in below ground components as terrestrial carbon pools in soils. Furthermore, mean residence time of soil organic carbon pools have slowest turnover rates in terrestrial ecosystems and thus there is vast potential to sequester atmospheric CO2 in soil ecosystems. Depending upon soil management practices it can be served as source or sink for atmospheric CO2. Sustainable management systems and practices such as conservation agriculture, agroforestry and application of biochar are emerging and promising tools for soil carbon sequestration. Increasing soil carbon storage in a system simultaneously improves the soil health by increase in infiltration rate, soil biota and fertility, nutrient cycling and decrease in soil erosion process, soil compaction and C emissions. Henceforth, it is vital to scientifically explore the mechanisms governing C flux in soils which is poorly understood in different ecosystems under anthropogenic interventions making soil as a potential sink for atmospheric CO2 to mitigate climate change. Henceforth, present paper aims to review basic mechanism governing carbon stabilization in soils and new practices and technological developments in agricultural and forest sciences for C sequestration in terrestrial soil ecosystems.

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