Agricultural soils, having been depleted of much of their native carbon stocks, have a significant CO2 sink capacity. Global estimates of this sink capacity are in the order of 20-30 Pg C over the next 50-100 years .Management practices to build up soil C must increase the input of organic matter...
Paustian, K.
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Andren, O.
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Janzen, H.H.
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Lal, R.
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Smith, P.
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Tian, G.
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Tiessen, H.
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Noordwijk, M. van
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Woomer, P.L.
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[Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions]
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Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions
Water drainage is an important mitigation option for reducing CH4 (methane) emissions from residue-amended paddy soils. Several studies have indicated a long-term reduction in CH4 emissions, even after re-flooding, suggesting that the mechanism goes beyond creating temporary oxidized conditions i...
Tariq, Azeen
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Jensen, Lars S.
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Sander, Bjoern Ole
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de Tourdonnet, Stephane
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Ambus, Per Lennart
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Thanh, Phan Huu
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Trinh, Mai Van
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de Neergaard, Andreas
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[Paddy soil drainage influences residue carbon contribution to methane emissions]
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Paddy soil drainage influences residue carbon contribution to methane emissions
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important food legume in the diet of poor people in the tropics. Drought causes severe yield loss in this crop. Identification of traits associated with drought resistance contributes to improving the process of generating bean genotypes adapted to ...
Polanía Perdomo, José A.
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Poschenrieder, Charlotte
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Effective use of water and increased dry matter partitioned to grain contribute to yield of common bean improved for drought resistance]
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Effective use of water and increased dry matter partitioned to grain contribute to yield of common bean improved for drought resistance
To assess the efficiency of seven treatments including biochars produced from dried faecal matter and manures as stabilizing agents of cadmium (Cd)-spiked soils, lettuce was grown in glasshouse on two contrasting soils. The soils used were moderately fertile silty loam and less fertile sandy loam...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Marschner, B.
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Itanna, F.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils]
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Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils
In 1998, Fisher et al. attempted to draw together published and anecdotal information to answer some of the questions raised by the findings of Fisher et al. (1994; 1995), that introduced pastures of African grasses on the eastern plains of Colombia accumulated large amounts of C in the soil. Thi...
Fisher, Myles J.
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Santos, R.S.M. dos
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Alves, B.J.R.
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Boddey, Robert M.
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[Another dimension to grazing systems : Soil carbon]
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Another dimension to grazing systems : Soil carbon
Guariguata, M.R.
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Nasi, Robert
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Kanninen, M.
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[Forest degradation: it is not a matter of new definitions]
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Forest degradation: it is not a matter of new definitions
Sonwa, D.J.
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Bele, M.Y.
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Somorin, O.A.
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Nkem, J.
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[Central Africa is not only carbon stock: Preliminary efforts to promote adaptation to climate change for forest and communities in Congo Basin.]
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Central Africa is not only carbon stock: Preliminary efforts to promote adaptation to climate change for forest and communities in Congo Basin.
Mangrove forests occur along ocean coastlines throughout the tropics, and support numerous ecosystem services, including fisheries production and nutrient cycling. However, the areal extent of mangrove forests has declined by 30–50% over the past half century as a result of coastal development, a...
Donato, D.
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Kauffman, J.B.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Kurnianto, S.
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Stidham, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics]
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Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
Skutsch, M.
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Bird, N.
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Trines, E.
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Dutschke, M.
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Frumhoff, P.
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Jong, B.H.J. de
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Laake, P. van
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Masera, O.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Clearing the way for reducing emissions from tropical deforestation]
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Clearing the way for reducing emissions from tropical deforestation
DeFries, R.
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Achard, F.
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Brown, S.
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Herold, Martin
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Schlamadinger, B.
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Souza, C. de
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[Earth observations for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries]
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Earth observations for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries