Maintenance of a living understory enhances soil carbon sequestration in subtropical orchards.

Orchard understory represents an important component of the orchards, performing numerous functions related to soil quality, water relations and microclimate, but little attention has been paid on its effect on soil C sequestration. In the face of global climate change, fruit producers also require...

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Main Authors: Zhanfeng Liu, Yongbiao Lin, Hongfang Lu, Mingmao Ding, Yaowen Tan, Shejin Xu, Shenglei Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792872?pdf=render