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12. Ahmed TA (1998) Worth of rice cultivation in the Nile delta. In: 24th WEDC conference,
Sanitation and water for all. Islamabad, Pakistan
13. Maraseni TN, Deo RC, Qu J, Gentle P, Neupane PR (2017) An international comparison of
rice consumption behaviours and greenhouse gas emissions from rice production. J Cleaner
Prod xxx:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.182
14. Wang W, Lai DYF, Wang C, Pan T, Zeng C (2015) Effects of rice straw incorporation on active
soil organic carbon pools in a subtropical paddy field. Soil Tillage Res 152:8–16. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.still.2015.03.011
15. Abd El-Kawy OR, Rød JK, Ismail HA, Suliman AS (2011) Land use and land cover change
detection in the western Nile delta of Egypt using remote sensing data. Appl Geogr 31(2):483–
494
16. Dash PK, Bhattacharyya P, Shahid M, Roy KS, Swain CK, Tripathi R, Nayak AK (2017) Low
carbon resource conservation techniques for energy savings, carbon gain and lowering GHGs
emission in lowland transplanted rice. Soil Tillage Res 174:45–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
still.2017.06.001
17. Chen S, Xu C, Yan J, Zhang X, Zhang X, Wang D (2016b) The influence of the type of
crop residue on soil organic carbon fractions: an 11-year field study of rice-based cropping
systems in southeast China. Agric Ecosyst Environ 223:261–269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.
agee.2016.03.009
18. Deb S, Chakraborty S, Weindorf DC, Murmu A, Banik P, Debnath MK, Choudhury A (2016)
Dynamics of organic carbon in deep soils under rice and non-rice cropping systems. Geoderma
Reg 7:388–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2016.11.004
19. Elbasiouny H, Elbehiry F (2019) Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and fractions for improving
soil quality and mitigating climate change: review. Egypt J Soil Sci 59(2):131–144. https://doi.
org/10.21608/ejss.2019.9984.1251
20. Zhu L, Li J, Tao B, Hu N (2015) Effect of different fertilization modes on soil organic carbon
sequestration in paddy fields in South China: a meta-analysis. Ecol Ind 53:144–153. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.01.038
21. Chen Z, Wang H, Liu X, Zhao X, Lu D, Zhou J, Li C (2017) Changes in soil microbial
community and organic carbon fractions under short-term straw return in a rice–wheat cropping
system. Soil Tillage Res 165:121–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.07.018
22. Kim GW, Jeong ST, Kim PJ, Gwon HS (2017) Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the net
ecosystem carbon budget in a temperate mono-rice paddy. Geoderma 306:58–66. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.07.008
23. Chen A, Xie X, Dorodnikov M, Wang W, Ge t, Shibistova O, Wei W, Guggenberger G (2016a)
Response of paddy soil organic carbon accumulation to changes in long-term yield-driven
carbon inputs in subtropical China. Agric, Ecosyst Environ 232:302–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.
1016/j.agee.2016.08.018
24. Dossou-Yovo ER, Brüggemann N, Ampofo E, Igue AM, Jesse N, Huat J, Agbossou EK (2016)
Combining no-tillage, rice straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer application to increase the soil
carbon balance of upland rice field in northern Benin. Soil Tillage Res 163:152–159. http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.05.019
25. Ratnayake RR, Perera BMACA, Rajapaksha RPSK, Ekanayake EMHGS, Kumara RKGK,
Gunaratne HMAC (2017) Soil carbon sequestration and nutrient status of tropical rice based
cropping systems: rice-rice, rice-soya, rice-onion and rice-tobacco in Sri Lanka. Catena 150:17–
23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.11.006
26. Wang H, Guan D, Zhang R, Chen Y, Hu Y, Xiao, L (2014) Soil aggregates and organic carbon
affected by the land use change from rice paddy to vegetable field. Ecol Eng 70:206–211. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.05.027
27. Jiang CM, Yu WT, Ma Q, Xu YG, Zou H (2017) Alleviating global warming potential by
soil carbon sequestration: a multi-level straw incorporation experiment from a maize cropping
317
11. Elbasiouny H, Elbehiry F (2019a) Potential soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration in future
land use under stress of climate change and water efficiency in northern Nile Delta, Egypt.
Agricultura 10:3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/agrisp.v110i3-4.13399
12. Ahmed TA (1998) Worth of rice cultivation in the Nile delta. In: 24th WEDC conference,
Sanitation and water for all. Islamabad, Pakistan
13. Maraseni TN, Deo RC, Qu J, Gentle P, Neupane PR (2017) An international comparison of
rice consumption behaviours and greenhouse gas emissions from rice production. J Cleaner
Prod xxx:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.182
14. Wang W, Lai DYF, Wang C, Pan T, Zeng C (2015) Effects of rice straw incorporation on active
soil organic carbon pools in a subtropical paddy field. Soil Tillage Res 152:8–16. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.still.2015.03.011
15. Abd El-Kawy OR, Rød JK, Ismail HA, Suliman AS (2011) Land use and land cover change
detection in the western Nile delta of Egypt using remote sensing data. Appl Geogr 31(2):483–
494
16. Dash PK, Bhattacharyya P, Shahid M, Roy KS, Swain CK, Tripathi R, Nayak AK (2017) Low
carbon resource conservation techniques for energy savings, carbon gain and lowering GHGs
emission in lowland transplanted rice. Soil Tillage Res 174:45–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
still.2017.06.001
17. Chen S, Xu C, Yan J, Zhang X, Zhang X, Wang D (2016b) The influence of the type of
crop residue on soil organic carbon fractions: an 11-year field study of rice-based cropping
systems in southeast China. Agric Ecosyst Environ 223:261–269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.
agee.2016.03.009
18. Deb S, Chakraborty S, Weindorf DC, Murmu A, Banik P, Debnath MK, Choudhury A (2016)
Dynamics of organic carbon in deep soils under rice and non-rice cropping systems. Geoderma
Reg 7:388–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2016.11.004
19. Elbasiouny H, Elbehiry F (2019) Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and fractions for improving
soil quality and mitigating climate change: review. Egypt J Soil Sci 59(2):131–144. https://doi.
org/10.21608/ejss.2019.9984.1251
20. Zhu L, Li J, Tao B, Hu N (2015) Effect of different fertilization modes on soil organic carbon
sequestration in paddy fields in South China: a meta-analysis. Ecol Ind 53:144–153. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.01.038
21. Chen Z, Wang H, Liu X, Zhao X, Lu D, Zhou J, Li C (2017) Changes in soil microbial
community and organic carbon fractions under short-term straw return in a rice–wheat cropping
system. Soil Tillage Res 165:121–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.07.018
22. Kim GW, Jeong ST, Kim PJ, Gwon HS (2017) Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the net
ecosystem carbon budget in a temperate mono-rice paddy. Geoderma 306:58–66. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.07.008
23. Chen A, Xie X, Dorodnikov M, Wang W, Ge t, Shibistova O, Wei W, Guggenberger G (2016a)
Response of paddy soil organic carbon accumulation to changes in long-term yield-driven
carbon inputs in subtropical China. Agric, Ecosyst Environ 232:302–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.
1016/j.agee.2016.08.018
24. Dossou-Yovo ER, Brüggemann N, Ampofo E, Igue AM, Jesse N, Huat J, Agbossou EK (2016)
Combining no-tillage, rice straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer application to increase the soil
carbon balance of upland rice field in northern Benin. Soil Tillage Res 163:152–159. http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.05.019
25. Ratnayake RR, Perera BMACA, Rajapaksha RPSK, Ekanayake EMHGS, Kumara RKGK,
Gunaratne HMAC (2017) Soil carbon sequestration and nutrient status of tropical rice based
cropping systems: rice-rice, rice-soya, rice-onion and rice-tobacco in Sri Lanka. Catena 150:17–
23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.11.006
26. Wang H, Guan D, Zhang R, Chen Y, Hu Y, Xiao, L (2014) Soil aggregates and organic carbon
affected by the land use change from rice paddy to vegetable field. Ecol Eng 70:206–211. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.05.027
27. Jiang CM, Yu WT, Ma Q, Xu YG, Zou H (2017) Alleviating global warming potential by
soil carbon sequestration: a multi-level straw incorporation experiment from a maize cropping