Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific,

China moves toward commercialization of GMO corn and soy - Alliance for Science

Chinese officials this week announced that genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean species have passed biosafety evaluations, moving the world’s most populous country closer to the commercialization of those two GM crops. According to reports in Chinese state-run media, two GM corn varieties and a soybean variety were among a total of 192 GM traits […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Research, Ag India, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Education, Food Security/Shortage,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Agriculture Global, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education, Weather,

Nitrogen deposition accelerates soil carbon sequestration in tropical forests

Forest soil carbon (C) storage plays a central role in sequestrating atmospheric CO2 on timescales from centuries to millennia. However, our current understanding of soil C sequestration in response to N deposition mainly focuses on mid-to-high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, where N supply typically constrains forest growth. We lack data about changes in soil C stocks in tropical forests, where most ecosystems are N-rich or N-saturated. Using more than a decade of continuous N addition experiment and a meta-analysis, we found that excess N deposition can significantly increase soil C in N-rich tropical forests. However, enhanced C sequestration in tropical soils is not a good reason to justify excess N emissions to the atmosphere. Data have been deposited with the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences () All other study data are included in the article and/or [ SI Appendix ][1]. [1]: https://www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.2020790118/-/DCSupplemental

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Ethanol/Biofuel, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Plant-Based/Animal Free,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Sustainability,
TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,
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