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Farmers, ranchers can sell carbon credits Conservation program certifies sequestration value for buyers and sellers By D.E. SmootPhoenix Staff Writer How carbon enters the soil
On agricultural lands, carbon can enter the soil through roots, plant debris, harvest residue and animal manure. The carbon may be stored as organic matter. Soils hold carbon underground in the root structure of plants and near the soil surface and in plant biomass above the ground. SOURCE: Oklahoma Conservation Commission How trees, plants sequester carbon • Terrestrial ecosystems remove atmospheric carbon dioxide by plant photosynthesis during the day, which results in plant growth. Plants release some carbon back into the atmosphere at night through respiration. When a plant sheds leaves or its roots die, the organic material decays and remains as carbon-rich matter in the soil. • The carbon can remain in the soil for thousands of years, unless it is disturbed by modern agricultural practices that rely on regular tilling of the surface. Otherwise, the carbon is released slowly into the atmosphere. • Overall, land ecosystems take in more carbon dioxide than that which is released naturally, making plants and trees ideal carbon sinks. SOURCE: Oklahoma Conservation Commission Reach D.E. Smoot at 918-684-2903 or Click Here to Send Email 
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