Organic carbon dynamics and soil stability in five semiarid agroecosystems

LS10-229 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2010: $160,000.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2013

Region: Southern

State: Texas

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera

Texas Tech University

Description:

5. Of the five agroecosystems evaluated, two of the three ICLs ranked the highest in terms of mean weight diameter (measure of stability), whole SOC (up to 45% more), and C sequestration potential as measured by the amount of intra-aggregate microaggregat

Type:

Article/Newsletter/Blog

Authors:

Lisa Fultz; Jennifer Moore-Kucera; Ted Zobeck; Veronica Acosta-Martinez; David Acosta-Martinez

Target audiences:

Educators; Researchers

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880913003423

This product is associated with the project "Integrated Crop and Livestock Systems for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Diversity in the Semiarid Texas High Plains"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.