Conversion of marginal land into switchgrass conditionally accrues soil carbon and reduces methane consumption
Colin T. Bates, Arthur Escalas, Jialiang Kuang, Lauren E. Hale, Yuan Wang, Donald J. Herman, Erin Nuccio, Xiaoling Wan, Amrita Bhattacharyya, Ying Fu, Renmao Tian, Gangsheng Wang, Daliang Ning, Yunfeng Yang, Liyou Wu, , Jizhong Z. Zhou
This study evaluates the impact of switchgrass cultivation on soil carbon and methane consumption in two degraded soils, finding increased carbon and reduced methane consumption in specific soil types.
The ISME Journal · Jul 1, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology