Hi All:
I first read about these soils in " Botany of Desire " but I did not realize their potential.
This entire thread on 'Terra Preta' soils I feel has great possibilities to revolutionize sustainable agriculture into a major CO2 sequestration strategy.
http://forums.hypography.com/earth-science/3451-terra-preta-9.html The Georgia Inst. of Technology page:
http://www.energy.gatech.edu/presentations/dday.pdf There is a soil ecology going on in these soils that is not completely understood, and if replicated and applied at scale would have multiple benefits for farmers and environmentalist.
I've sent this thread to the researchers at M-Roots, who make Mycorisal fungus inoculations for acceleration of the reestablishment of the symbiotic fungal / root relationship. Here's the M-Roots site:
http://www.rootsinc.com/ ,they were most interested.
