Hi everyone,
I wanna more information about crops' carbon sequestration, how does it work? and their effect on the environment?...
Hey K. Ezzaeri
I will brief you below on the carbon sequestration concept.
Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, typically through natural processes such as photosynthesis in plants and trees, which absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in their biomass and soil in a way that prevents it from re-entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change.
Natural carbon sequestration (It can be artificial, too) can be terrestrial (storing carbon in plants, trees, and soil), geological (storing carbon underground in geological formations), or oceanic (storing carbon in the ocean).
By capturing and storing CO2 emissions, carbon sequestration can help to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, which can help to slow down global warming and mitigate the impacts of climate change. In addition, some forms of carbon sequestration, such as reforestation and soil carbon sequestration, can also benefit the environment by enhancing biodiversity, improving soil health, and reducing erosion.
Ali YOUNES,
As crops photosynthesize to produce their food, they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and create the oxygen we need to breathe. For example, deforestation is a source of carbon emission into the atmosphere, but forest re-growth is a form of carbon sequestration, with the forests themselves serving as carbon sinks. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It is one method of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with the goal of reducing global climate change. The USGS is conducting assessments on two major types of carbon sequestration: geologic and biologic. Carbon sequestration secures carbon dioxide to prevent it from entering the Earth's atmosphere. The idea is to stabilize carbon in solid and dissolved forms so that it doesn't cause the atmosphere to warm. To enhance carbon sequestration processes in oceans the following technologies have been proposed but none have achieved large scale application so far: Seaweed farming, ocean fertilization, artificial upwelling, basalt storage, mineralization and deep sea sediments, adding bases to neutralize acids. Carbon sequestration can happen in two basic forms: biologically or geologically.
Types of Carbon Sequestration
1. Biological Carbon Sequestration. This roughly is the storage of carbon dioxide in vegetation like grasslands and forests, as well as in soils and oceans.
2. Geological Carbon Sequestration. ...
3. Technological Carbon Sequestration. ...
4. Industrial Carbon Sequestration.
'Carbon Sequestration' is the capacity of carbon dioxide assimilation by plants. The potential of each plant is different depending upon many factors. Generally, it is estimated that 1 m3 of biomass Sequesters 0.26 tons of Carbon ; 24 m3 of biomass ( one Hectare) Sequesters 6.24 tons of Carbon; 465 million hectare (11.16 billion m3 biomass) Sequesters 2.9 billion tons of carbon.
One has to assess the biomass of the crop and the nature of leaf pattern (Chlorophyll) while assessing carbon sequestration potential.
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