Developing new varieties of deep-rooted crops: silicon and agroecosystem services

Zimin Li; Yunqiang Wang; Zhaoliang Song

doi:10.1038/s44264-024-00045-x

Developing new varieties of deep-rooted crops: silicon and agroecosystem services

Zimin Li
, Yunqiang Wang
, Zhaoliang Song

School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering

CAS - Institute of Earth Environment
National Observation and Research Station of Earth Critical Zone on the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi
Université catholique de Louvain
Tianjin University

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Developing new varieties of deep-rooted crops may enhance silicon uptake and agroecosystem services. This enhancement is involved in three vital ecosystem processes: (i) increasing crop silicon uptake in deep horizons where it is more readily available as Si(OH₄), (ii) contributing to storing more stable organic carbon at depth via root decomposition and deep pedogenic pathways, and (iii) accelerating CO₂ transformation into stored or leached alkalinity via deep silicate weathering.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Journal	npj Sustainable Agriculture
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-024-00045-x
State	Published - Dec 2025

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