Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change mitigation

David S. Powlson (), Clare M. Stirling, M. L. Jat, Bruno G. Gerard, Cheryl A. Palm, Pedro A. Sanchez and Kenneth G. Cassman
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David S. Powlson: Rothamsted Research
Clare M. Stirling: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Conservation Agriculture Program, Apdo
M. L. Jat: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, India Office
Bruno G. Gerard: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Conservation Agriculture Program, Apdo
Cheryl A. Palm: Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Pedro A. Sanchez: Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Kenneth G. Cassman: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 8, 678-683

Abstract: No-till agriculture is generally considered good for soils, and probably also beneficial in relation to climate change adaptation. However, this Perspective argues that the potential for climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration that is possible from a change to no-till agriculture has been widely overstated.

Date: 2014
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