TY - JOUR
T1 - Growing soil organic carbon in dryland agricultural systems
AU - Farrell, Mark
AU - Vadakattu, Gupta
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Soil organic carbon (C) plays a crucial role in dryland agricultural systems, improving resilience, productivity, and delivering a range of ecosystem services including C sequestration and broader ecosystem health. Whilst the net primary production (NPP) is the principal source of C inputs to soil, plant-microbe interactions can help increase NPP and stimulate plant C inputs to the soil through a variety of mechanisms. Additionally, the soil microbial community plays a crucial role in the loss (CO2 respiration) and stabilization of SOC. With improved understanding of soil microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, there are new emerging strategies in which microorganisms may be harnessed either directly or indirectly to increase the amount of C added and stabilised in dryland soils.
AB - Soil organic carbon (C) plays a crucial role in dryland agricultural systems, improving resilience, productivity, and delivering a range of ecosystem services including C sequestration and broader ecosystem health. Whilst the net primary production (NPP) is the principal source of C inputs to soil, plant-microbe interactions can help increase NPP and stimulate plant C inputs to the soil through a variety of mechanisms. Additionally, the soil microbial community plays a crucial role in the loss (CO2 respiration) and stabilization of SOC. With improved understanding of soil microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, there are new emerging strategies in which microorganisms may be harnessed either directly or indirectly to increase the amount of C added and stabilised in dryland soils.
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UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000935078900001
U2 - 10.1071/MA23005
DO - 10.1071/MA23005
M3 - Article
SN - 1324-4272
VL - 44
SP - 18
EP - 21
JO - Microbiology Australia
JF - Microbiology Australia
IS - 1
ER -