@article{fdi:010053101,
  title = {{E}ffect of sugarcane harvesting systems on soil carbon stocks in {B}razil : an examination of existing data},
  author = {{C}erri, {C}. {C}. and {G}aldos, {M}. {V}. and {M}aia, {S}. {M}. {F}. and {B}ernoux, {M}artial and {F}eigl, {B}. {J}. and {P}owlson, {D}. and {C}erri, {C}. {E}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}gricultural management practices that promote net carbon ({C}) accumulation in the soil have been considered as an important potential mitigation option to combat global warming. {T}he change in the sugarcane harvesting system, to one which incorporates {C} into the soil from crop residues, is the focus of this work. {T}he main objective was to assess and discuss the changes in soil organic {C} stocks caused by the conversion of burnt to unburnt sugarcane harvesting systems in {B}razil, when considering the main soils and climates associated with this crop. {F}or this purpose, a dataset was obtained from a literature review of soils under sugarcane in {B}razil. {A}lthough not necessarily from experimental studies, only paired comparisons were examined, and for each site the dominant soil type, topography and climate were similar. {T}he results show a mean annual {C} accumulation rate of 1.5 {M}g ha-1 year-1 for the surface to 30-cm depth (0.73 and 2.04 {M}g ha-1 year-1 for sandy and clay soils, respectively) caused by the conversion from a burnt to an unburnt sugarcane harvesting system. {T}he findings suggest that soil should be included in future studies related to life cycle assessment and {C} footprint of {B}razilian sugarcane ethanol.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {S}cience},
  volume = {62},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {23--28},
  ISSN = {1351-0754},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01315.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053101},
}