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Strategies for Soil Carbon Sequestration Through Horticultural Crops

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Horticulture in our country has brought about a significant change in the outlook of the growers. The need for great utilization of available wastelands against the background of dwindling water and energy resources has focused attention to dry land, to arid and semiarid tracts, and to horticultural crops which have lesser demands for water and other inputs besides being 3–4 times more remunerative than field crops. Horticulture crops have greater potential for carbon sequestration than field crops and agroforestry systems. This chapter deals with issues related to strategies to enhance carbon sequestration under horticultural production systems in India.

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  1. Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, 560 089, India

    Arakalagud Nanjundaiah Ganeshamurthy

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  1. , Department of Horticulture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan II,Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, Delhi, India

    Harish Chandra Prasad Singh

  2. , Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Indian Institute of HorticulturalResearh, Hessaraghatta Lake P.O., Bangalore, 560089, Karnataka, India

    Nadipynayakanahally Krishnamurthy Sriniv Rao

  3. , Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Horticultural Resear, Hessaraghatta Lake PO, Bangalore, 560089, Karnataka, India

    Kodthalu Seetharamaiah Shivashankar

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Ganeshamurthy, A.N. (2013). Strategies for Soil Carbon Sequestration Through Horticultural Crops. In: Singh, H., Rao, N., Shivashankar, K. (eds) Climate-Resilient Horticulture: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0974-4_20

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