Current and emerging methodologies for estimating carbon sequestration in agricultural soils: A review

AK Nayak, MM Rahman, R Naidu, B Dhal… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review covers the current and emerging analytical methods used in laboratory, field,
landscape and regional contexts for measuring soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in …

Effects of water deficit stress on agronomic and physiological responses of rice and greenhouse gas emission from rice soil under elevated atmospheric CO2

A Kumar, AK Nayak, BS Das, N Panigrahi… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rice is the foremost staple food in the world, safeguarding the global food and nutritional
security. Rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water deficits are threatening global …

Crop residue return sustains global soil ecological stoichiometry balance

J Liu, T Qiu, J Peñuelas, J Sardans, W Tan… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although soil ecological stoichiometry is constrained in natural ecosystems, its responses to
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …

Changes in soil microbial community and organic carbon fractions under short-term straw return in a rice–wheat cropping system

Z Chen, H Wang, X Liu, X Zhao, D Lu, J Zhou… - Soil and Tillage …, 2017 - Elsevier
Straw return is an effective management practice for improving soil fertility and sustaining
crop productivity in agro-ecosystems. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the …

Animal manure application and soil organic carbon stocks: A meta‐analysis

É Maillard, DA Angers - Global change biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of animal manure application on soil organic carbon (SOC) stock changes is of
interest for both agronomic and environmental purposes. There is a specific need to quantify …

Composted cattle manure increases microbial activity and soil fertility more than composted swine manure in a submerged rice paddy

S Das, ST Jeong, S Das, PJ Kim - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Livestock waste composts with minimum inorganic fertilizer as a soil amendment in low-
input intensive farming are a feasible agricultural practice to improve soil fertility and …

Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis

Q Hu, BW Thomas, D Powlson, Y Hu, Y Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crops may improve soil health and increase soil carbon sequestration, thus
contributing to both the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Despite these …

Changes in soil organic carbon in croplands subjected to fertilizer management: a global meta-analysis

P Han, W Zhang, G Wang, W Sun, Y Huang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cropland soil organic carbon (SOC) is undergoing substantial alterations due to both
environmental and anthropogenic changes. Although numerous case studies have been …

Effects of long-term straw return on soil organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities in a double-cropped rice paddy in South China

W Huang, J Wu, X Pan, X Tan, Y Zeng, Q Shi… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term straw return is an important carbon source for improving soil organic carbon
(SOC) stocks in croplands, and straw removal through burning is also a common practice in …

Dynamics and composition of soil organic carbon in response to 15 years of straw return in a Mollisol

X Hao, X Han, S Wang, LJ Li - Soil and Tillage Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop straw return is being widely applied as a sustainable soil management practice to
improve soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in intensive agricultural ecosystems. However …