MAGGnet : an international network to foster mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gases

Research networks provide a framework for review, synthesis and systematic testing of theories by multiple scientists across international borders critical for addressing global-scale issues. In 2012, a GHG research network referred to as MAGGnet (Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Network) was established within the Croplands Research Group of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA). With involvement from 46 alliance member countries, MAGGnet seeks to provide a platform for the inventory and analysis of agricultural GHG mitigation research throughout the world. To date, metadata from 315 experimental studies in 20 countries have been compiled using a standardized spreadsheet. Most studies were completed (74%) and conducted within a 1–3-year duration (68%). Soil carbon and nitrous oxide emissions were measured in over 80% of the studies. Among plant variables, grain yield was assessed across studies most frequently (56%), followed by stover (35%) and root (9%) biomass. MAGGnet has contributed to modeling efforts and has spurred other research groups in the GRA to collect experimental site metadata using an adapted spreadsheet. With continued growth and investment, MAGGnet will leverage limited-resource investments by any one country to produce an inclusive, globally shared meta-database focused on the science of GHG mitigation. Inst. de Clima y Agua Fil: Liebig, M.A. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; Estados Unidos Fil: Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina Fil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina Fil: Franzluebbers, A.J. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; Estados Unidos. NC State University. Campus; Estados Unidos Fil: Alvarez, Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina Fil: Chiesa, Tomás Della. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina Fil: Piñeiro, Gervasio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina Fil: Yahdjian, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina Fil: Grace, P. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: Cabral, Osvaldo Machado Rodrigues. Embrapa Environment; Brasil Fil: Martin-Neto, Ladislau. Embrapa. Departamento de Administração do Parque Estação Biológica; Brasil Fil: Rodrigues, Renato de Aragao Ribeiro. Embrapa Solos; Brasil Fil: Angers, D. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Canadá Fil: Hao, X. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge; Canadá Fil: Oelbermann, M. University of Waterloo; Canadá Fil: Tenuta, M. University of Manitoba. Department of Soil Science; Canadá Fil: Munkholm, L.J. Aarhus University. Department. of Agroecology; Dinamarca Fil: Regina, K. Natural Resources Institute; Finlandia Fil: Cellier, Pierre. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia Fil: Ehrhardt, Fiona. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia Fil: Richard, G. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia Fil: Dechow, R. Thünen Institute of Climate Smart Agriculture; Alemania Fil: Agus, F. Indonesian Soil Research Institute; Indonesia Fil: Widiarta, N. Indonesian Center for Food Crop Research and Development; Indonesia Fil: Spink, J. Oak Park Crops Research Centre; Irlanda Fil: Berti, Antonio. Università di Padova. Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente; Italia Fil: Grignani, Carlo. Università degli Studi di Torino. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari; Italia Fil: Mazzoncini, Marco. Università di Pisa. Dipartimento di Agronomia e Gestione dell'Agroecosistema; Italia Fil: Orsini, Roberto. Universita Politecnica delle Marche. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Ambientali; Italia Fil: Roggero, Pier Paolo. Universita di Sassari. Dipartimento di Agraria. Nucleo di Ricerca sulla Desertificazione; Italia Fil: Seddaiu, Giovanna. Universita di Sassari. Dipartimento di Agraria. Nucleo di Ricerca sulla Desertificazione; Italia Fil: Tei, Francesco. Università di Perugia. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali; Italia Fil: Ventrella, Domenico. Research Unit for Cropping Systems in Dry Environments; Italia Fil: Vitali, Giuliano. Universita di Bologna. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alma Mater Studiorum; Italia Fil: Kishimoto-Mo, A. National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; Japón Fil: Shirato, Y. National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; Japón Fil: Sudo, S. National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; Japón Fil: Shin, J. National Academy of Agricultural Science; Corea del Sur Fil: Schipper, L. University of Waikato. Environmental Research Institute; Nueva Zelanda Fil: Leifeld, J. Agroscope; Suiza Fil: Spadavecchia, L. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Reino Unido Fil: Yeluripati, J. The James Hutton Institute; Escosia Fil: Del Grosso, Stephen J. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; Estados Unidos Fil: Rice, Charles W. Kansas State University; Estados Unidos Fil: Sawchik, Jorge. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria; Uruguay