ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Michelle Quigley from Michigan State University
for conducting X-ray μCT scanning, Martin Pentrak from University of
Illinois-Champaign for conducting X-ray powder diffraction, Jenie Gil
Lugo and Maxwell Oerther for assistance with sample collection, and the
Kellogg Biological Station and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
team for agronomic management of the field experiment. This research was
funded by the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental
Research under Award Number DE-SC0018409. The work was also supported by
the NSF LTER Program (DEB 1027253) at Kellogg Biological Station, by
Michigan State University’s AgBioResearch, and by NC Regional Multistate
Project 1187.