Linking crop diversification to microbial energy allocation and organic carbon storage in soil.
Abstract
Crop diversification is a potentially attractive agricultural practice for enhancing organic C storage in soils. The aim of EnergyLink is to understand the link between crop diversity and the processing of organic C by the soil microbiome across a pan-European pedo-climatic gradient. The central hypothesis is that greater crop diversity results in more efficient microbial use of C, thus enhancing the potential of soils to store C. The underlying mechanisms will be elucidated by combining molecular level methods in a bioenergetics framework. Data will inform models describing the turnover of soil organic matter and implement future climate scenarios. The project will proivde policy relevant data on which to base future CAP instruments and contribute to the devlopoment of carbon farming.
keywords Agroecosystems Soil microbiome Soil carbon storage Microbial energetics Soil organic matter modelling crop diversification Climate smat agriculture Policy advice
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Project staff
Erich Inselsbacher
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Erich Inselsbacher
erich.inselsbacher@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91116
BOKU Project Leader
01.11.2021 - 31.10.2024
Katharina Keiblinger
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Katharina Keiblinger
katharina.keiblinger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91141
Project Staff
01.11.2021 - 31.10.2024
Martina Kittinger
Dipl.-Ing. Martina Kittinger
martina.kasper@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.11.2021 - 31.10.2024
Alexander Nikolas König
Alexander Nikolas König MSc.
alexander.koenig@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.02.2022 - 31.10.2024
Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
sophie.zechmeister@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91111
Project Staff
01.11.2021 - 31.10.2024
BOKU partners
External partners
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
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Wageningen University
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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
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JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LANDLICHE RAUME,_x000D_ WALD UND FISCHEREI
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partner
BIOS Science Austria
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partner
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Centre for Soil and Environmental Science, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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partner
INRAE National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
none
partner
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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partner