Manure application in managed grasslands can contribute to soil organic carbon sequestration: evidence from field experiments across Japan

• Published in: Regional environmental change Vol. 21; no. 3
• Main Authors: Matsuura, Shoji, Kazama, Reiko, Hibino, Hiroshi, Funatsu, Masato, Hojito, Masayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal manures; Carbon content; Carbon sequestration; Climate Change; Climate change mitigation; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climatic changes; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental conditions; Environmental quality; Field tests; Geography; Grassland management; Grasslands; Manures; Nature Conservation; Oceanography; Organic carbon; Organic soils; Original Article; Regional management practices with positive effects on soil carbon to meet the goals of the 4p1000 initiative; Regional/Spatial Science; Soil conditions; Soils; Japan; Farmyard manure compost; Managed grasslands; Soil organic carbon; Field experiments; Statistical model

We conducted field experiments in nine managed grassland sites spanning annual temperatures of 5.8–16.3 °C for 5 years to investigate the effects of farmyard manure (FYM) application and environmental conditions on soil organic carbon (SOC) stock changes. Experimental plots were established with thr...