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Table 2 Greenhouse gas index (GHGI) of the baseline and three alternative cropping scenarios

From: Carbon budgets of potential tropical perennial grass cropping scenarios for bioenergy feedstock production

 

Sugarcane 100%

Sugarcane 50%

Napiergrassa 100%

Napiergrassa 50%

Surface layer

0.06

0.11

− 0.10

− 0.23

Deep profile

0.06

0.11

− 0.27

− 0.77

  1. aFor napiergrass, GHGI were calculated from net C balances that included both surface layer and deep profile soil C accrual