Soil organic carbon saturation in cropland-grassland systems: Storage potential and soil quality

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 406; p. 115529
• Main Authors: Guillaume, Thomas, Makowski, David, Libohova, Zamir, Bragazza, Luca, Sallaku, Fatbardh, Sinaj, Sokrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.01.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; agroecosystems; Agronomy; Applications; Carbon deficit; carbon sequestration; clay; crop rotation; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Fine particulate organic matter; land use; Life Sciences; Mineral-associated organic matter; particulate organic matter; silt; Soil fractions; soil organic carbon; soil quality; Statistics; Switzerland; Switzerland; Soil fractions; Carbon deficit; Mineral-associated organic matter; Fine particulate organic matter; Switzerland

[Display omitted] •Mineral-associated organic C deficits in croplands and grasslands were estimated.•The relationship between soil C-saturation and soil physical quality was assessed.•Challenges to the C-saturation concept and the SOC:clay ratio were highlighted.•C-saturation in grassland was positi...