Can we achieve carbon sequestration to depth (1 m) under phase farming systems in NSW? Results from the EverCrop® Carbon Plus project

Abstract

Key findings »» Perennial pastures play an important role in phase farming systems; however, these results indicate that in the short-term, increasing carbon (C) stocks might not be one of them. »» Increases in C stock achieved with the perennial pasture phase were short-term and not sustained through the following cropping phase. »» There was no decline in C stock with the continuously cropped treatment.