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Glomalin: A Key Indicator for Soil Carbon Stabilization

Jiri Holatko, Jitka Prichystalova, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Rahul Datta, Ram Swaroop Meena, Marek Sudoma, Vaclav Pecina, Jakub Elb, Antonin Kint, Jiri Kucerik, Subhan Danish, Shah Fahad, Oldrich Latal, Martin Brtnicky

Original Title

Glomalin: A Key Indicator for Soil Carbon Stabilization

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

In the last decades, many studies were addressed focusing on soil protection that helps sequestration and stabilization of organic carbon in soil aggregates. Soil aggregates are an association of primary soil particles, bacteria, fungi, plant root and soil organic matter. Plant root provides a carbon source for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) present in soil aggregates. AMF produces a glycoprotein glomalin which is hydrophobic, insoluble, and recalcitrant in nature. Glomalin plays a vital role in the stabilization of soil aggregates. Greater stability of soil aggregates leads to a larger amount of protected organic carbon in the soil. Thus, glomalin-related soil protein can be considered as a potential contributor in the stabilization of soil organic carbon. In the present chapter, the different aspects of glomalin composition, production, role in soil, recalcitrant nature, potential role in soil carbon locking up and stabilization are summarized and discussed.

Keywords

Glomalin; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); Carbon; Heavy metal; Biotic stress

Authors

Jiri Holatko, Jitka Prichystalova, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Rahul Datta, Ram Swaroop Meena, Marek Sudoma, Vaclav Pecina, Jakub Elb, Antonin Kint, Jiri Kucerik, Subhan Danish, Shah Fahad, Oldrich Latal, Martin Brtnicky

Released

26. 9. 2021

Publisher

Springer

Location

Singapore

ISBN

978-981-33-6764-7

Book

Soil Carbon Stabilization to Mitigate Climate Change

Pages from

47

Pages to

81

Pages count

34

URL

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-33-6765-4_2

BibTex

@inbook{BUT176115,
  author="Jiří {Kučerík} and Martin {Brtnický} and Václav {Pecina}",
  title="Glomalin: A Key Indicator for Soil Carbon Stabilization",
  booktitle="Soil Carbon Stabilization to Mitigate Climate Change",
  year="2021",
  publisher="Springer",
  address="Singapore",
  pages="47--81",
  doi="10.1007/978-981-33-6765-4\{_}2",
  isbn="978-981-33-6764-7",
  url="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-33-6765-4_2"
}