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Research article
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09 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 09 Sep 2016
Long-term nutrient fertilization and the carbon balance of permanent grassland: any evidence for sustainable intensification?
Dario A. Fornara
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
Elizabeth-Anne Wasson
Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
Peter Christie
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing
210008, China
Catherine J. Watson
Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, UK
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This study demonstrates that intensively managed agricultural grasslands can sequester significant amounts of carbon in soils, especially under long-term applications of cattle slurries. There is also evidence that soil carbon sequestration can contribute to offset between 9 % and 25 % of total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the management of permanent grassland. However, to make livestock-based grassland systems more sustainable, further carbon-gain efficiencies are required.
This study demonstrates that intensively managed agricultural grasslands can sequester...
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