Root hairs increase rhizosphere extension and carbon input to soil
Author(s) -
Maire Holz,
Mohsen Zarebanadkouki,
Yakov Kuzyakov,
Johanna Pausch,
Andrea Carminati
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcx127
Subject(s) - biology , rhizosphere , root hair , extension (predicate logic) , botany , agronomy , carbon fibers , bacteria , mathematics , paleontology , biochemistry , gene , algorithm , composite number , computer science , programming language
Although it is commonly accepted that root exudation enhances plant-microbial interactions in the rhizosphere, experimental data on the spatial distribution of exudates are scarce. Our hypothesis was that root hairs exude organic substances to enlarge the rhizosphere farther from the root surface.
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