Sown alfalfa pasture decreases grazing intensity while increasing soil carbon: Experimental observations and DNDC model predictions

Sown alfalfa pasture decreases grazing intensity while increasing soil carbon: Experimental observations and DNDC model predictions

IntroductionGrasslands are the most important land use in China and have experienced extensive degradation in the past few decades due to overgrazing. However, regionally viable solutions to grazing intensity alleviation remained elusive to date.MethodsHere, we evaluated the grazing intensity effect...

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Main Authors: Lijun Xu, Liming Ye, Yingying Nie, Guixia Yang, Xiaoping Xin, Bo Yuan, Xiufang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
alfalfa
Medicago sativa L.
grazing intensity
stocking rate
soil organic carbon
forage yield
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1019966/full

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