Role of Soil Microbes in global C cycle: C tracking & agro-cosystem management

What is it about?

Here, we discuss the role of soil microbes in the global carbon cycle and review the main methods that can be used to identify the microorganisms responsible for the processing of plant photosynthetic carbon beneath our feet. We discuss whether the information gained by the application of these methods can be exploited for the management of agro-ecosystems to enhance carbon sequestration and mitigate climate change.

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Why is it important?

We discuss whether the information gained by the application of these methods can be exploited for the management of agro-ecosystems to enhance carbon sequestration and mitigate climate change. In particular, the fate of primary carbon production inputs to soil is discussed and represented schematically in a conceptual Figure incorporating up-to-date literature on Soil Organic Carbon and its microbial constituent/role.