Nishanth Tharayil Santhakumar

Clemson University

0000-0001-6866-0804

Projects

Visualizing the three-dimensional organization of biopolymers within the plant root-matrix to understand the physiology and decomposability of roots

Lead Institution

Clemson University

Principal Investigator

Nishanth Tharayil Santhakumar

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Plant roots contribute to a majority of carbon stored in soils. However, we still lack the parameters that can accurately forecast root decomposability, which hinders our ability to predict future…

Visualizing the chemical plasticity of plant roots in response to soil biotic and abiotic properties and developing a better framework to predict fine root decomposition

Lead Institution

Clemson University

Principal Investigator

Vidya Appukuttan Suseela

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fine roots of Plants represent a major contributor to soil organic carbon storage. Despite its fundamental role in global carbon cycling, we know little about the factors controlling the residence…