To limit the effects of global warming, arid lands, which constitute approximately one-third of terrestrial surfaces and are not utilized for agriculture, could serve as an effective method for long-term carbon (C) storage. We propose that soil-plant-microbiome engineering with oxalogenic plants and oxalotrophic microbes could facilitate C sequestration on a global scale.
Keywords: arid soils; carbon sequestration; climate mitigation; oxalogenic plants; oxalotrophic microbes.
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