Soil organic carbon accumulation and greenhouse gas emission reductions from conservation agriculture
Subtitle: a literature review
By: Sandra Corsi ... [et al.].
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Plant Production and Protection Division
Series: Integrated crop management -- vol. 16-2012; Integrated crop management (Rome, Italy) -- v. 16
Publisher: Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
ISBN-13: 9789251071878
Subjects: Soils; Carbon content; Carbon sequestration; Tillage; Agricultural conservation
Description: "Soil organic matter plays a crucial role in maintaining soil health and its productivity potential. However, most of the world’s agricultural soils have become depleted in organic matter compared with their state under natural vegetation. This is because the dominant form of agriculture is based on tillage, which accelerates the decomposition of soil organic matter. Tillage-based production systems should therefore be transformed so that the future production intensification can be achieved sustainably. Conservation Agriculture, a system avoiding or..." --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-63).

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