Roberto C. Izaurralde

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Publications as Author

April 28, 2000
Issue Paper

Storing Carbon In Agricultural Soils To Help Mitigate Global Warming

The same farming practices that promote soil conservation can also decrease the amount of carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and threatening a global warming. Agricultural practices that conserve soil and increase productivity while improving soil quality also increase the amount of carbon-rich organic matter in soils, thereby providing a global depository for carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere by growing plants.