Engineered soil amendments
Mithat Can Kuşcu
Onderzoek / focusgebied
RESEARCH GOALS
The project’s ultimate goals are to develop nature-based
management strategies to increase soil structure and resilience to
drought via EPS stimulation (Figure 2). To develop a fundamental
understanding of the EPS production mechanisms in soil, the
research will be targeting the following research questions:
1: What is the role of OAs and C/N ratio in soil EPS production?
2: What is the role of EPS in soil aggregation?
3: What is the relationship between EPS and drought resistance of
the soil?
4: What are the effects of OA-induced EPS on different types of
soils?