摘要：Among the five carbon pools, soil carbon pool is one of the biggest pools having a potential of maximumcarbon storage. Agriculture is a primary practice which deals with soil over the period of years. Positiveamendments in agricultural practices can lead to a better soil carbon sequestration. Current study focuseson application of pressmud and organic mulching in standing crop. Pressmud is easily available at reasonablerate in Western Maharashtra as number of sugar industries are more. Mulching is also affordable to farmers,as it comprises leaves of local trees and bushes. The present study shows that there is 89.41% and 30.28%increase in soil carbon levels after application of pressmud and mulching respectively. Results show thatboth practices not only increase organic carbon content, but also responsible for the betterment of physicaland nutritional status of soil. Thus, these agricultural practices can help to increase the rate of soil carbonsequestration. The results are discussed in the paper.
