Deep Carbon: quantifying the role of ley mixture roots in carbon sequestration
The project builds upon the previous ‘Carbon sequestration in grassland mixtures’ project (finishing Mar 2025) by exploiting and continuing the already established grassland diversity field trial. The overarching objective is to deliver scientific underpinning for increased grassland carbon (C) storage by exploiting deep roots. We aim to quantify, under field conditions,
1) the relationship between deep root mass and C sequestration potential;
2) the relative contribution of species to deep root mass and C sequestration potential;
3) the soil C stocks accumulated during the grassland phase;
4) the C losses resulting from grassland termination;
5) the productivity of diverse mixtures over time.
De forventede resultater fra projektet bliver offentliggjort på denne internetside: 4. kvartal 2027. Projektets resultater stilles gratis til rådighed.
Researchers
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search in Name | Search in Title | Search in Phone | |
| Frederik van der Bom | Assistant Professor - Tenure Track | +4535337128 | |
| Helena Møller Nørgård | PhD Fellow | +4535322638 |
Funded by:
Project: Deep Carbon: quantifying the role of ley mixture roots in carbon sequestration
Period: 1-01-2025 to 31-12-2027 (year 1 of 3)
Contact
Projekt leader
Frederik van der Bom
fvdb@plen.ku.dk
+4535337128