Water management in annual and perennial croplands involves the management of water inputs through irrigation and water removals through drainage.
Irrigation practices may increase soil carbon stocks (Emde et al. 2021).
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Emde, D., Hannam, K.D., Most, I., Nelson, L.M., Jones, M.D., 2021. Soil organic carbon in irrigated agricultural systems: A meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 27, 3898–3910.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15680