Clarifying the evidence for microbial‐and plant‐derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding

ED Whalen, AS Grandy, NW Sokol… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting and mitigating changes in soil carbon (C) stocks under global change requires a
coherent understanding of the factors regulating soil organic matter (SOM) formation and …

Plant-or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter

G Angst, KE Mueller, KGJ Nierop… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) represents a major reservoir of stored carbon (C). However,
uncertainties regarding the composition and origin of stabilized SOM hinder the …

Conceptualizing soil organic matter into particulate and mineral‐associated forms to address global change in the 21st century

JM Lavallee, JL Soong, MF Cotrufo - Global change biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Managing soil organic matter (SOM) stocks to address global change challenges requires
well‐substantiated knowledge of SOM behavior that can be clearly communicated between …

Soil organic carbon response to global environmental change depends on its distribution between mineral-associated and particulate organic matter: A meta-analysis

KS Rocci, JM Lavallee, CE Stewart… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC), as the largest terrestrial carbon pool, plays an important role in
global carbon (C) cycling, which may be significantly impacted by global changes such as …

Isolating organic carbon fractions with varying turnover rates in temperate agricultural soils–A comprehensive method comparison

C Poeplau, A Don, J Six, M Kaiser, D Benbi… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fractionation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is crucial for mechanistic understanding and
modeling of soil organic matter decomposition and stabilization processes. It is often aimed …

Dynamic stability of soil carbon: reassessing the “permanence” of soil carbon sequestration

KA Dynarski, DA Bossio, KM Scow - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enhancing soil organic matter in agricultural soils has potential to contribute to climate
mitigation while also promoting soil health and resilience. However, soil carbon (C) …

Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes

S Doetterl, AA Berhe, E Nadeu, Z Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
The role of soil erosion in terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration and release remains one of
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …

Aggregate-associated soil organic matter as an ecosystem property and a measurement tool

J Six, K Paustian - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Our 2000 paper Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: A mechanism
for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture had its genesis in attempts to identify and …

Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils

AR Zimmerman, B Gao, MY Ahn - Soil biology and biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Pyrogenic carbon (biochar) amendment is increasingly discussed as a method to increase
soil fertility while sequestering atmospheric carbon (C). However, both increased and …

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria nullify the antagonistic effect of soil calcification on bioavailability of phosphorus in alkaline soils

M Adnan, Z Shah, S Fahad, M Arif, M Alam, IA Khan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) reduce the negative effects of soil calcification on soil
phosphorus (P) nutrition. In this incubation study, we explored the ability of PSB (control and …