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One of the gases causing the greenhouse effect over the Earth is carbon dioxide, or CO2. ARS soil scientists Marlen Eve (left) and Ron Follett are searching for ways to collect, or sequester, this CO2 with vegetation. Here they discuss regions where winter cover crops or other high-biomass crops could be used to sequester carbon.
Photo by Scott Bauer.
