A University of Saskatchewan professor has received $65,000 to help
study how carbon can be stored in the soil through practices such as
grazing and conservation tillage.
Xulin Guo will use the Canada Foundation for Innovation grant to buy
equipment.
She hopes her research will lead to developing agricultural practices
that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While human activity affects carbon levels, she said soil and
vegetation can also be used to help control global climate change
because they have potential for storing carbon.
“Carbon can be a sink instead of a source,” Guo said.
She will combine field measurements with satellite imagery to estimate
how much carbon can be stored in soil under different land use and
cover practices.
The foundation is an independent, not-for-profit corporation
established by the federal government. It supports innovation in
Canadian universities and research institutions.
