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  • Author(s): BEER, JEFF (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Fast Company. Nov2019, Issue 236, p52-58. 6p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
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      1. Create healthy soil During photosynthesis, plants use solar energy to extract carbohydrate molecules, or sugar, from carbon dioxide. Those carbon-based sugars are extruded from the plant's roots, feeding bacteria and fungi into the nearby soil. 3. Plant cover crops In between seasons of growing cash crops such as cotton, farmers cultivate cover crops such as turmeric and chickpeas, which make the soil hardier by protecting it against nutrient loss and erosion, as well as helping to control pests. 4. Use low-till farming Tilling churns and disturbs roots - where most plants store a significant amount of their carbon - and other rich organic matter in the soil, making it less robust and productive. [Extracted from the article]
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