Soil Organic Carbon Significantly Increases When Perennial Biomass Plantations Are Reverted Back to Annual Arable Crops

The cultivation of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) on marginal lands is necessary to provide feedstock for the bio-based EU economy and accrue environmental benefits through carbon (C) sequestration in soil. Short rotation coppice (SRC) species, e.g., willow, black locust, and poplar, and perennial r...

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Published in:	Agronomy
Main Authors:	Enrico Martani, Andrea Ferrarini, Astley Hastings, Stefano Amaducci
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Subjects:	perennial biomass crops soil organic carbon ECOSSE miscanthus switchgrass giant reed
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/447