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Synthesize current knowledge on the composition, regulatory factors, and ecological functions of root exudates in nutrient cycling and signaling within belowground ecosystems.

October 5, 2022SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Root exudates contribute to belowground ecosystem hotspots: A review

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WMWenming MaAnhui Medical University STSihong TangPetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company (China)ZDZhuoma DengzengLanzhou University

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Review demonstrates how root exudates mobilize soil nutrients and drive carbon turnover, highlighting their regulatory roles in belowground ecosystems.

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Synthesize current knowledge on the composition, regulatory factors, and ecological functions of root exudates in nutrient cycling and signaling within belowground ecosystems.
Literature synthesis examining the chemical makeup, release mechanisms, and sampling methods for root exudates.
Evaluation of biological and environmental factors governing exudation, including plant species, phenological stage, soil microbes, and abiotic stressors.
Plant roots enhance soil nutrient availability through the exudation of organic acids that induce acidification and mineral chelation.
Root exudates accelerate soil organic carbon turnover via opposing mechanisms that both stabilize and destabilize aggregates and mineral-associated organic matter.
Exudate secretions mediate critical chemical signaling pathways that drive plant-plant and plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere.

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Ma et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7cc8933ca018b39ae2deb https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.937940

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Review demonstrates how root exudates mobilize soil nutrients and drive carbon turnover, highlighting their regulatory roles in belowground ecosystems.

Root exudates contribute to belowground ecosystem hotspots: A review

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Root exudates contribute to belowground ecosystem hotspots: A review

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