Soils as carbon stores and sinks: expectations, patterns, processes, and prospects of transitions

M van Noordwijk, E Aynekulu, R Hijbeek… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The few percent of soil organic carbon (SOC) among mineral components form the interface
of climate, plant growth, soil biological processes, physical transport infrastructure, and …

A global meta-analysis of soil organic carbon in the Anthropocene

D Beillouin, M Corbeels, J Demenois, D Berre… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its
contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands

HH Janzen, KJ van Groenigen, DS Powlson… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
How much C can be stored in agricultural soils worldwide to mitigate rising carbon dioxide
(CO 2) concentrations, and at what cost? This question, because of its critical relevance to …

The potential of cover crops to increase soil organic carbon storage in German croplands

D Seitz, LM Fischer, R Dechow, M Wiesmeier, A Don - Plant and soil, 2023 - Springer
Aims Soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks of croplands can be enhanced by targeted
management, which boosts soil fertility and contributes to climate change mitigation. One …

Contributions of plant breeding to soil carbon storage: Retrospect and prospects

H Poffenbarger, M Castellano, D Egli, A Jaconi… - Crop …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is interest in harnessing cropland C storage potential at a large scale to mitigate
climate change and improve land productivity. While the effects of soil management …

Biogeochemical constraints on climate change mitigation through regenerative farming

WH Schlesinger - Biogeochemistry, 2022 - Springer
This review suggests that most of the management practices associated with regenerative
agriculture are not likely to lead to a large net sequestration of organic carbon in soils. Some …

Achievable agricultural soil carbon sequestration across Europe from country‐specific estimates

L Rodrigues, B Hardy, B Huyghebeart… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The role of soils in the global carbon cycle and in reducing GHG emissions from agriculture
has been increasingly acknowledged. The '4 per 1000'(4p1000) initiative has become a …

Multi‐modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target

E Bruni, C Chenu, RZ Abramoff… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soils store vast amounts of carbon (C) on land, and increasing soil organic carbon (SOC)
stocks in already managed soils such as croplands may be one way to remove C from the …

[HTML][HTML] Learning vs. understanding: When does artificial intelligence outperform process-based modeling in soil organic carbon prediction?

LG Bernardini, C Rosinger, G Bodner, KM Keiblinger… - New …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, machine learning (ML) algorithms have gained substantial recognition for
ecological modeling across various temporal and spatial scales. However, little evaluation …

The legacy of one hundred years of climate change for organic carbon stocks in global agricultural topsoils

C Poeplau, R Dechow - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) of agricultural soils is observed to decline in many parts of the
world. Understanding the reasons behind such losses is important for SOC accounting and …