News Headline

Study shows cover crops and perennials do not necessarily increase carbon storage in soil

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-11-11

The ability of cover crops to stimulate microbes deep in the soil of farm fields leads to significant gains in water quality but does not necessarily increase the capacity of soil to store carbon, according to a recently published study from Iowa State University scientists.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-crops-perennials-necessarily-carbon-storage.html