Silicate fertilization, crop production and carbon storage: a new and integrated concept for sustainable management of agricultural ecosystems.

We hypothesize that Si-fertilization of croplands with easily weathered silicates increases uptake of atmospheric CO2, providing a new ecosystem service to croplands, while at the same time improving cropland yield. To study this hypothesis, we will couple experimental setups to modeling efforts, to shed new light on the by far understudied Si-C interactions in soils.

Keywords:SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS, AGROCHEMISTRY

Disciplines:Ecology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences