Managing soil organic matter for sustainable agriculture and mitigation of the effects of climate change

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2007

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A presentation that shows an overview of the definition of soil organic matter and its functions, major forms of Carbon in soil, the global carbon cycle, definition of carbon sequestration, soil organic matter and sustainability, reservoir of plant nutrients, management practices that decrease soil organic carbon, practices that increase soil organic matter, global carbon emission reductions and field trial results in the Bolivian Altiplano as part of the SANREM CRSP project practices.

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Soil organic matter, Soil nutrients, Soil fertility, Sustainability, Climate change, Cambio climático, Materia orgánica, Agricultura sostenible, Ecosystem

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Presented at the Segundo Seminario Internacional de Investigación SANREM CRSP: Cambios globales y su efecto sobre los sistemas agropecuarios de la zona andina, La Paz, Bolivia, 28-29 June 2007