{"id":3505,"date":"2014-11-18T11:14:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2014-11-18T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:14:19","slug":"towards-carbon-neutral-wheat-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/towards-carbon-neutral-wheat-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards carbon neutral wheat production<img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3506\" style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wheat_Yantai-Gan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3506\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wheat_Yantai-Gan.jpg\" alt=\"Wheat is the most favored food source for human beings on the planet and the crop can be produced successfully with improved farming practices without negative impacts on the environment. (Photo Credit: Yantai Gan)\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wheat_Yantai-Gan.jpg 432w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wheat_Yantai-Gan-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wheat is the most favored food source for human beings on the planet and the crop can be produced successfully with improved farming practices without negative impacts on the environment. (Photo Credit: Yantai Gan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Improved practices in the farming of wheat could lead to a significant reduction in its carbon footprint according to a new study.\u00a0With the changes suggested by the researchers, the carbon footprint of wheat could potentially be lowered to the extent that it removes more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than is emitted during production.<\/p>\n<p>The findings show that reducing the frequency of fallow periods (periods during which land is not planted), coupled with the inclusion of legumes such as lentils in crop rotation, increases crop yield and reduces carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/ncomms6012\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in <em>Nature Communications\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>November 18, 2014<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agr.gc.ca\/eng\/science-and-innovation\/research-centres\/saskatchewan\/semiarid-prairie-agricultural-research-centre\/scientific-staff-and-expertise\/gan-yantai-phd\/?id=1181938043258\" target=\"_blank\">Yantai Gan<\/a><\/span>, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, Canada<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improved practices in the farming of wheat could lead to a significant reduction in its carbon footprint according to a new study.\u00a0With the changes suggested by the researchers, the carbon footprint of wheat could potentially be lowered to the extent that it removes more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than is emitted during production. 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