@Article{phyton.2022.022313,
AUTHOR = {Ge Chen, Yuling Kang, Fangbo Cao, Jiana Chen, Min Huang},
TITLE = {Estimating Carbon Capture Potential of Fallow Weeds in Rice Cropping Systems},
JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany},
VOLUME = {92},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {71--77},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v92n1/49591},
ISSN = {1851-5657},
ABSTRACT = {Weeds occurred during the fallow season can well perform the function of carbon (C) capture due to receiving little human disturbance. This study aimed to evaluate the C capture potential of fallow weeds in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) cropping systems. A six-region, two-year on-farm investigation and a three-year tillage experiment were conducted to estimate C capture in fallow weeds in rice cropping systems. The on-farm investigation showed that the average mean C capture by fallow weeds across six regions and two years reached 112 g m<sup>–2</sup>. The tillage experiment indicated that no-tillage practices increased C capture by fallow weeds by 80% on average as compared with conventional tillage. The results of this study not only contribute to an understanding of C capture potential of fallow weeds in rice cropping systems, but also provide a reference for including fallow weeds in the estimation of vegetative C sink.},
DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2022.022313}
}