Increasing organic stocks in agricultural soils: Knowledge gaps and potential innovations

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 188, Issue , 2019, Pages 41-52

  Chenu, Claire ^a   Angers, Denis A ^b   Barré, Pierre ^c   Derrien, Delphine ^d   Arrouays, Dominique ^e   Balesdent, Jérôme ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b QUEBEC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^d Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

^e Info Sols Unit   (France)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

4 per 1000 initiative; Agricultural practices; Carbon sequestration; Carbon storage; Carbon storage potential

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CAPTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

4 PER 1000 INITIATIVE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STORAGES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION; UNITED NATIONS; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 85046371726     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2018.04.011     Document Type: Article

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