Mechanisms of soil organic carbon stability and its response to no‐till: A global synthesis and perspective

ZR Kan, WX Liu, WS Liu, R Lal, YP Dang… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms of soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization have been widely studied due to their
relevance in the global carbon cycle. No‐till (NT) has been frequently adopted to sequester …

Microaggregates in soils

KU Totsche, W Amelung, MH Gerzabek… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil

I Basile-Doelsch, J Balesdent, S Pellerin - Biogeosciences, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil organic matter (OM) represents a key C pool for climate regulation but also an essential
component for soil functions and services. Scientific research in the 21st century has …

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

MF Cotrufo, JL Soong, AJ Horton, EE Campbell… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Soil organic matter is the largest terrestrial carbon pool. The pool size depends on the
balance between formation of soil organic matter from decomposition of plant litter and its …

Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

MF Dignac, D Derrien, P Barré, S Barot… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
The international 4 per 1000 initiative aims at supporting states and non-governmental
stakeholders in their efforts towards a better management of soil carbon (C) stocks. These …

Deep soil inventories reveal that impacts of cover crops and compost on soil carbon sequestration differ in surface and subsurface soils

NE Tautges, JL Chiartas, ACM Gaudin… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) via organic inputs is a key strategy for increasing long‐
term soil C storage and improving the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of …

Integrating plant litter quality, soil organic matter stabilization, and the carbon saturation concept

MJ Castellano, KE Mueller, DC Olk… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Labile,'high‐quality', plant litters are hypothesized to promote soil organic matter
(SOM) stabilization in mineral soil fractions that are physicochemically protected from rapid …

The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes

V Poirier, C Roumet, AD Munson - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Plant roots contribute substantially to the formation of stable soil organic matter (SOM), and
there is evidence that species differ in their contribution to SOM stabilization. However, it …

Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

JAJ Dungait, DW Hopkins, AS Gregory… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms to mitigate global climate change by sequestering carbon (C) in different 'sinks'
have been proposed as at least temporary measures. Of the major global C pools, terrestrial …