Miscanthus shown to be carbon sink in new study

The first dedicated independent study into the miscanthus carbon life cycle shows that the crop is net carbon negative, capturing net 0.64 tonnes of carbon (2.35 tonnes CO2e) per hectare, per year in the soil at least.

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Miscanthus shown to be carbon sink in new study

The first dedicated independent study into the miscanthus carbon life cycle shows that the crop is net carbon negative, capturing net 0.64 tonnes of carbon (2.35 tonnes CO2e) per hectare, per year in the...

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