Management Strategies to Mitigate N2O Emissions in Agriculture

MU Hassan, M Aamer, A Mahmood, MI Awan… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been increasing
since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the mightiest …

How climate-smart is conservation agriculture (CA)?–its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on smallholder farms in southern Africa

C Thierfelder, P Chivenge, W Mupangwa… - Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Climate resilient cropping systems are required to adapt to the increasing threats of climate
change projected for Southern Africa and to better manage current climate variability …

[HTML][HTML] Global meta-analysis of the relationship between soil organic matter and crop yields

EE Oldfield, MA Bradford, SA Wood - Soil, 2019 - soil.copernicus.org
Resilient, productive soils are necessary to sustainably intensify agriculture to increase
yields while minimizing environmental harm. To conserve and regenerate productive soils …

A global meta-analysis of greenhouse gases emission and crop yield under no-tillage as compared to conventional tillage

A Shakoor, M Shahbaz, TH Farooq, NE Sahar… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) practice is extensively adopted with aims to improve soil physical conditions,
carbon (C) sequestration and to alleviate greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions without …

Global soil‐derived ammonia emissions from agricultural nitrogen fertilizer application: A refinement based on regional and crop‐specific emission factors

R Ma, J Zou, Z Han, K Yu, S Wu, Z Li, S Liu… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from fertilized soils to the atmosphere and the subsequent
deposition to land surface exert adverse effects on biogeochemical nitrogen (N) cycling. The …

Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?

DS Powlson, CM Stirling, C Thierfelder… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture (CA), comprising minimum soil disturbance, retention of crop
residues and crop diversification, is widely promoted for reducing soil degradation and …

Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils challenge climate sustainability in the US Corn Belt

NC Lawrence, CG Tenesaca… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Agricultural landscapes are the largest source of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O)
emissions, but their specific sources and magnitudes remain contested. In the US Corn Belt …

Greenhouse gas emissions and crop yield in no-tillage systems: A meta-analysis

Y Huang, W Ren, L Wang, D Hui, JH Grove… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) has been touted as one of several climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
management practices that improve food security and enhance agroecosystem resilience to …

An agronomic assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from major cereal crops

B Linquist, KJ Van Groenigen… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute approximately 12% to total global
anthropogenic GHG emissions. Cereals (rice, wheat, and maize) are the largest source of …

Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification

JA Burney, SJ Davis, DB Lobell - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
As efforts to mitigate climate change increase, there is a need to identify cost-effective ways
to avoid emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Agriculture is rightly recognized as a …