International projects
Ustainable Management of soil Organic Matter to MItigate Trade-offs between C sequestration and nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses
Researchers (1)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
16283 |
PhD Borut Vrščaj |
Plant production |
Head |
2021 - 2024 |
926 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The agricultural sector is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions (including, in addition to CO2, nitrogen oxide or methane). The latter two gases are major contributors to the positive radiative forcing of the planet and even small impacts on their fluxes could hamper climate change mitigation efforts. Although soil management strategies (SMS) are known to increase soil carbon sequestration and also affect nitrogen oxide and methane fluxes, data and knowledge is still very scattered. Therefore, the overall objective of the SOMMIT project is to assess what (nature and quality of organic matter inputs), how much (quantity of organic matter inputs), how (method of application of organic matter inputs), when and where (soil and climatic conditions) soil management strategies applied in mineral soil agroecosystems increase soil carbon sequestration, while mitigating nitrous oxide and methane release from the soil and N losses. In addition, the project proposes indicators to assess the performance of MSS in major agricultural systems in European soil-climatic regions, while ensuring effective stakeholder participation.
