Estimating carbon sequestration potential on US agricultural topsoils

M Sperow - Soil and Tillage Research, 2016 - Elsevier
A better understanding of the potential for increasing soil carbon sequestration is necessary
to estimate the greenhouse gas emission offset potential from agricultural soils. The …

Land use effects on microbial biomass C, β-glucosidase and β-glucosaminidase activities, and availability, storage, and age of organic C in soil

D Sotomayor-Ramírez, Y Espinoza… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2009 - Springer
Microbial biomass, β-glucosidase and β-glucosaminidase activities, and availability,
storage, and age of soil organic C were investigated after 26 years of conversion from …

[BOOK][B] Agriculture, climate change and carbon sequestration

J Schahczenski, H Hill - 2009 - canr.msu.edu
The Earth's average surface temperature increased 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit over the past
century, and is projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to increase by …

[HTML][HTML] Multidimensional aspects of sustainable biofuel feedstock production

A Raschke, JS Hernandez-Suarez, AP Nejadhashemi… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioenergy is becoming increasingly relevant as an alternative to fossil fuels. Various
bioenergy feedstocks are suggested as environmentally friendly solutions due to their …

Economic and environmental impacts of the corn grain ethanol industry on the United States agricultural sector

JA Larson, BC English, DGDLT Ugarte… - Journal of Soil and …, 2010 - jswconline.org
This study evaluated the impacts of increased ethanol production from corn starch on
agricultural land use and the environment in the United States. The Policy Analysis System …

Marginal cost to increase soil organic carbon using no-till on US cropland

M Sperow - Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change, 2019 - Springer
Recent global agreements on greenhouse gas emission reductions have reinforced the
need to develop cost-effective offset programs that can be implemented to help augment …

[PDF][PDF] Policy options for the conservation reserve program in a low-carbon economy

JS Baker, CS Galik - Climate Change Policy Partnership …, 2009 - nicholasinstitute.duke.edu
Emerging markets and a rapidly evolving agricultural industry will strongly impact the
implementation of conservation programs in the United States. The Conservation Reserve …

How profitable is switchgrass in Illinois, USA? An economic definition of marginal land

N Namoi, D Archer, TS Rosenstock, C Jang… - Grassland …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Decisions regarding the conversion of land from an existing crop to bioenergy
crops are critical for the sustainable production of both food and fuels. This study seeks to …

RESEARCH SECTION

JA Larson, BC English, DGDLT Ugarte… - journal of soil and …, 2010 - jswconline.org
This study evaluated the impacts of increased ethanol production from corn starch on
agricultural land use and the environment in the United States. The Policy Analysis System …

Is setting aside highly erodible cropland for carbon storage economically viable?

M Sperow - Journal of soil and water conservation, 2007 - go.gale.com
Research has been conducted to estimate the amount of carbon that can be stored in
agricultural soils, but less is known about the economic value of that stored carbon. The …