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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.46.5.808 |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Zirkle, Gina;
Lal, Rattan;
Augustin, Bruce |
Author Affiliation: | Zirkle and lal: Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Augustin: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Marysville, OH |
Title: | Modeling carbon sequestration in home lawns |
Section: | Turf management Other records with the "Turf management" Section
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Source: | HortScience. Vol. 46, No. 5, May 2011, p. 808-814. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Related Web URL: | https://issuu.com/leadingedgepubs/docs/va-turfgrass-2011-sept-oct/22 Last checked: 10/23/2019 Requires: JavaScript Notes: Item is within a single large file |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Best management practices; Carbon sequestration; Carbon sinks; Fertilization; Irrigation practices; Lawn turf; Maintenance intensity; Soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Urban soils
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Abstract/Contents: | "Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration and the impact of carbon (C) cycling in the urban soils are themes of increasing interest. A model was developed to investigate the potential of C sequestration in home lawns. The model contrasted gross C sequestered versus the hidden C costs (HCC) associated with typical lawn maintenance practices. The potential of SOC for U.S. home lawns was determined from SOC sequestration rates of turfgrass and grasslands. Net SOC sequestration in lawn soils was estimated using a simple mass balance model derived from typical homeowner lawn maintenance practices. The average SOC sequestration rate for U.S. lawns was 46.0 to 127.1g C/m2/year. Additional C sequestration can result from biomass gains attributable to fertilizer and irrigation management. Hidden C costs are the amount of energy expended by typical lawn management practices in grams of carbon equivalents (CE/m2year and include practices including mowing, irrigation, fertilizing, and using pesticides. The net SOC sequestration rate was assessed by subtracting the HCC from gross SOC sequestration rate. Lawn maintenance practices ranged from low to high management. Low management with minimal input (MI) included mowing only, a net SOC sequestration rate of 25.4 to 114.2g C/m2/year. The rate of SOC sequestration for do-it-yourself (DIY) management by homeowners was 80.6 to 183.0g C/m2/year. High management based on university and industry-standard best management recommendation practices (BMPs), had a net SOC sequestration rate of 51.7 to 204.3g C/m2/year Lawns can be a net sink for atmospheric CO2 under all three evaluated levels of management practices with a national technical potential ranging from 25.4 to 204.3g C/m2/year." |
Language: | English |
References: | 110 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: Carbon sequestration of turf |
Note: | Partial reprint appears in Virginia Turfgrass Journal, September/October 2011, p. 22-24 Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Zirkle, G., R. Lal, and B. Augustin. 2011. Modeling carbon sequestration in home lawns. HortScience. 46(5):p. 808-814. |
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