Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an essential component of soil fertility, but to maintain SOC levels, the soil depends on crop residue input. On the other hand, biofuel production, e.g. CH4 from maize, depends on harvesting basically the same carbon from the field and feeding it to an anaerobic digester. How can these two demands be reconciled in view of long-term maintenance of soil fertility?

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