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Capturing carbon in sandy soils nigh on impossible

²ÝÁñÉçÇø face a postcode lottery if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil carbon stocks are to be introduced, two leading soil scientists have warned.

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Capturing carbon in sandy soils nigh on impossible

²ÝÁñÉçÇø face a postcode lottery if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil carbon stocks are to be introduced, two leading soil scientists have warned. Rothamsteds Prof Andrew Neal and...

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