Conservation Practices Boost Soil-Protected Organic Carbon Stocks in Olive Orchards

Carbon farming practices are pivotal for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in agricultural systems. This study focuses on evaluating the effects of spontaneous cover crops as a conservation strategy compared to conventional management practices on total, non-protected, and protected SOC fr...

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Published in:Agriculture (Basel) 2024-08, Vol.14 (8), p.1354
Main Authors: Pareja-Sánchez, Evangelina, Domouso, Pablo, Gómez-Muñoz, Beatriz, Heras-Linares, María T., García-Ruíz, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Carbon content
Carbon farming
carbon saturation deficit
Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Conservation
Conservation practices
Cover crops
Cropping systems
Crops
Farming
Farming systems
olive groves
Orchards
Organic carbon
Organic soils
Plant protection
Saturation deficit
Soil conservation
soil organic carbon fractions
Soils
Stocks
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Summary:Carbon farming practices are pivotal for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in agricultural systems. This study focuses on evaluating the effects of spontaneous cover crops as a conservation strategy compared to conventional management practices on total, non-protected, and protected SOC fractions, as well as carbon saturation, in olive groves across 13 paired sites (26 sites in total) in Andalucía, Spain. The research evaluates organic carbon concentrations in different soil fractions: non-protected (250–2000 µm), physically protected (53–250 µm), and chemically protected (
ISSN:2077-0472
2077-0472
DOI:10.3390/agriculture14081354