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Author(s):van Ginkel, J. H.; Gorissen, A.; van Veen, J. A.
Author Affiliation:van Ginkel and Gorissen: DLO Res. Inst. for Agro Biology and Soil Fertility (AB-DLO), Dep. of Soil Ecology, the Netherlands; van Veen: Inst. for Evolutionary Sciences, Leiden Univ., the Netherlands
Title:Long-term decomposition of grass roots as affected by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide
Source:Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 25, No. 5, September/October 1996, p. 1122-1128.
Publishing Information:Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America
# of Pages:7
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Roots; Decomposition; Carbon dioxide; Lolium perenne; Nitrogen
Abstract/Contents:"Carbon input into the soil and decomposition processes under elevated CO₂ are highly relevant for C sequestering in the soil. Plant growth and decomposition of root material under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations were monitored in wind tunnels. Grass roots (Lolium perenne L.) were homogeneously ¹⁴C-labeled at 350 and 700 ^DmL L⁻¹ CO₂ and at two N levels to obtain roots of different qualities. This root material was mixed with fresh loamy sand and transferred to four wind tunnels to observe its decomposition in bare soil and as affected by plant growth (L. perenne) at ambient CO₂ and elevated CO₂ for two growing seasons. After the second growing season, elevated CO₂ had stimulated shoot and root growth by 13 and 92%, respectively. The CO₂ and N concentrations at which the grass roots had been grown affected the decomposition rate. After the first growing season, the overall decomposition of 700 roots was 19% lower than that of 350 roots. The ¹⁴C-labeled microbial biomass in the soil with 700 roots was higher (44%) compared with 350 roots. After the second growing season, the decomposition of 700 low N roots was 14% lower than that of 350 low N roots, whereas the decomposition of the high N roots was unaffected. The ¹⁴C-labeled microbial biomass in the soil with 700 roots was still higher (30%) than that with 350 roots. The combination of higher root yields at elevated CO₂ combined with a decrease in root decomposition will lead to a longer residence time of C in the soil and probably to a higher C storage."
Language:English
References:36
See Also:Other items relating to: Carbon sequestration of turf
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
van Ginkel, J. H., A. Gorissen, and J. A. van Veen. 1996. Long-term decomposition of grass roots as affected by elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide. J. Environ. Qual. 25(5):p. 1122-1128.
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