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February 23, 2024

Enhanced Weathering in the US Corn Belt Delivers Carbon Removal with Agronomic Benefits

Corn field with sunlight shining through
Mati Carbon is proud to share this landmark paper on ERW.

Mati Carbon is proud to share this landmark paper (https://lnkd.in/gxQ378md) on ERW. Mati Chief Science Officer Jake Jordan & Scientific Advisors David J BeerlingNoah Planavsky and Chris Reinhard have contributed to this seminal paper. This is a major long duration field trial study conducted over a period of 4 years in the US corn belt. Principal findings:

  1. Enhanced weathering led to a cumulative carbon dioxide removal (CDR) of 10.5 ± 3.8 t CO2 ha−1 over four years.
  2. Maize and soybean yields increased by 12 to 16% due to enhanced weathering.
  3. The increase in yields was attributed to improved soil fertility and decreased soil acidification​.
Map and graphs of the US corn belt related to the published study