Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil - 9781315895154

CRC Press

Management of Carbon Sequestration in SoilAuthor(s): Rattan Lal, John M. Kimble, Ronald F. Follett, Bobby A. Stewart\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781315895154, 978-1315895154\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses the importance of soil processes in the global carbon [url] activities considered responsible for an increase in CO2 levels in our atmosphere include: deforestation, biomass burning, tillage and intensive cultivation, and drainage of [url] agriculture can also be a solution to the problem in which carbon can be removed from the atmosphere and permanently sequestered into the soil. Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil highlights the importance of world soils as a sink for atmospheric carbon and discusses the impact of tillage, conservation reserve programs (CRP), management of grasslands and woodlands, and other soil and crop management and land use practices that lead to carbon sequestration.