The EU could mitigate climate change equivalent to 13% of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by planting cover crops on bare soil before maize
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The EU could mitigate climate change equivalent to 13% of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by planting cover crops on bare soil before maize
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Author Countries: Germany
Funding: The research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the Project “CATCHY”, project number: 031B1060C. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Cover crops support the climate change mitigation potential of agroecosystems
Article Publication Date
8-May-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Sloane Callahan. (May 8, 2024). The EU could mitigate climate change equivalent to 13% of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by planting cover crops on bare soil before maize. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/the-eu-could-mitigate-climate-change-equivalent-to-13-of-its-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-planting-cover-crops-on-bare-soil-before-maize/
Sloane Callahan. "The EU could mitigate climate change equivalent to 13% of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by planting cover crops on bare soil before maize." Scienmag, 8 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/the-eu-could-mitigate-climate-change-equivalent-to-13-of-its-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-planting-cover-crops-on-bare-soil-before-maize/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Sloane Callahan. "The EU could mitigate climate change equivalent to 13% of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by planting cover crops on bare soil before maize." Scienmag. May 8, 2024. https://scienmag.com/the-eu-could-mitigate-climate-change-equivalent-to-13-of-its-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-planting-cover-crops-on-bare-soil-before-maize/
