Silicon Biogeochemistry

 

The focus of the working group Silicon Biogeochemistry (SiliconZALF) is to improve the understanding of the silicon (Si) cycle in agricultural systems. Our research questions thus address temporal Si dynamics, the drivers of Si cycling in agricultural systems as well as the relevance of the biogenic Si pool. In a first step, answers to these questions will be derived from long-term field trials (e.g. BonaRes project) and intensively studied experimental sites such as CarboZALF-D, which allow for the quantification of all relevant Si fluxes.