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ENHANCING SOIL ORGANIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY, ISSUES AND BENEFITS

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  • The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Bio-Science

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  • 2012

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Organic farming provides many benefits: it can improve soil quality, food quality and soil carbon sequestration. This study was designed to compare soil carbon sequestration levels between conventional and organic potato farming fields in Bhikanpur, Agra. The results from soil analysis indicate that organic farming leads to soil with significantly higher soil carbon storage capacity than conventional farming. Therefore, research should be conducted to develop a fairer organic farming system that can enhance both local and global sustainability. Soil carbon sequestration is enhanced through agricultural management practices viz., increased application of organic manures, use of intercrops and green manures, higher shares of perennial grasslands and trees or hedges, etc., which promote greater soil organic matter (and thus soil organic carbon) content and improve soil structure. Studies of carbon and nitrogen dynamics in ecosystems are leading to an understanding of the factors and mechanisms that affect the inputs to and outputs from soils and how these might be manipulated to enhance Carbon sequestration. Both the quantity and the quality of soil Carbon inputs influence Carbon storage and the potential for Carbon sequestration. Changes in tillage intensity and crop rotations can also affect Carbon sequestration by changing the soil physical and biological conditions and by changing the amounts and types of organic inputs to the soil.
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