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477 However, C sequestration in soil provides the time up to the substitutes as fossil fuels come into effect. Impacts of C sequ ...

478 The quantification of deposition contrasted with emission of C is of significant con- cern. Thus an effective soil erosion c ...

479 soils and ecosystems, and water quality improvement. Several biophysical and soci- etal benefits, can be achieved by compens ...

480 17 kg ha−^1 of maize (Zea mays L.) in Thailand (Petchawee and Chaitep 1995 ), 3 kg ha−^1 of maize and 6 kg ha−^1 of wheat in ...

481 land uses, can be overwhelmed by adding plant biomass into the soils (Polwson et al. 1998 ; Lal 2001 ). The degradation and ...

482 farming systems, with the use of animal manures in composted form, and cover crops (Rodale 2003 ). The emissions elimination ...

483 5.2 Rotations and Cover Crops For enhancing the SOC concentration, use of conservation tillage gives beneficial effects, and ...

484 reported that the concentrations of SOC were improved using manure at 10 Mg ha−^1 (Gupta and Venkateswarlu 1994 ). The conce ...

485 6 Conclusion The above discussion supports the following conclusions: (1) the world drylands cover gigantic areas, with diff ...

486 Chan KY, Bowman AM, Friend JJ (1997) Restoration of soil fertility of degraded Vertisols using a pasture including a native ...

487 Ghassali F, Osman AE, Cooks PS (1998) Rehabilitation of degraded grasslands in north Syria: the use of Awassi sheep to dispe ...

488 Lahav I, Steinberger Y (2001) The contribution of stone cover to biological activity in the Negev Desert, Israel. Land Degra ...

489 Petchawee S, Chaitep W (1995) Organic matter management in upland systems in Thailand. Australian Centre for International A ...

490 Schuman GE, Janzen HH, Herrick JE (2002) Soil carbon dynamics and potential carbon sequestra- tion by rangelands. Environ Po ...

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492 characterized by population growth, over-exploitation, drought and desertification that can reduce crop productivity. Microo ...

493 composition of the soil population. Therefore, most researchers attempt to deter- mine the culturable biodiversity (Venkates ...

494 3.1.1 Decomposition Decomposition is the physical breakdown and biochemical transformation of com- plex organic molecules of ...

495 Interestingly, the mechanisms described above are interlinked and contribute to the biogeochemical cycle. In dryland systems ...

496 been reported on microbial biomass carbon (MBC), available soil moisture content and enzymatic activities in long-term field ...