What crop type for atmospheric carbon sequestration: Results from a global data analysis

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 243, Issue , 2017, Pages 34-46

  Mathew, Isack ^a   Shimelis, Hussein ^a   Mutema, Macdex ^a   Chaplot, Vincent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Climate change; Inorganic carbon; Land rehabilitation; World

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY SOIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PLANT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GRASS; INORGANIC CARBON; LAND RECLAMATION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL CARBON; VEGETATION TYPE;

POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85017435012     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.008     Document Type: Article

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