Table 2 Annual carbon sequestration by conservation practice
Region | Cover Crops (mtCO2e ha−1) | No-Till (mtCO2e ha−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | |
Heartland | 0.6961 | − 0.2992 | 4.6956 | 1.3556 | − 0.2137 | 3.4011 |
Northern Crescent | 0.2198 | − 0.2198 | 1.9234 | 1.1174 | − 0.2137 | 2.9615 |
Northern Great Plains | 0.1160 | − 0.9587 | 0.8732 | 0.6778 | − 0.3664 | 1.9051 |
Prairie Gateway | 0.3603 | − 1.0075 | 3.1752 | 0.8182 | − 0.6289 | 3.3584 |
Eastern Uplands | 0.8732 | − 0.2748 | 4.7567 | 1.2395 | − 0.0366 | 3.4744 |
Southern Seaboard | 0.7327 | − 0.2442 | 4.7567 | 1.0625 | − 0.0366 | 3.3645 |
Fruitful Rim | 0.4641 | − 2.4669 | 4.1522 | 0.7083 | − 1.1724 | 3.8774 |
Basin and Range | 0.0672 | − 2.4669 | 1.9478 | 0.3297 | − 1.1724 | 3.2301 |
Mississippi Portal | 1.5204 | − 0.3786 | 4.8971 | 1.2456 | − 0.0244 | 3.5415 |
U.S. Total | 0.5679 | − 2.4669 | 4.8910 | 1.0197 | − 1.1724 | 3.8774 |