Carbon Sequestration by Rangelands: Management Effects …

The effect of root-plowing on soil organic C was investigated by comparing undisturbed, 4, 11, 16 and 22 years old root-plowed sites (Teague et al. 1999). They observed no differences between native and root-plowed sites, and also no trend in soil organic C over the 22-year period suggesting that removal of the mesquite trees by root-plowing ... ................
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