Sampling root exudates – Mission impossible?

• Published in: Rhizosphere Vol. 6; pp. 116 - 133
• Main Authors: Oburger, Eva, Jones, David L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018
• Subjects: analytical methods; biogeochemistry; Carbon flow; exudation; hydroponics; image analysis; isotopes; liquids; metabolites; Metabolomics; Methodology; microbial communities; nutrient solutions; plant age; Rhizodeposition; rhizosphere; root exudates; root systems; roots; soil; soil organic matter; sorption; Technique; Metabolomics; Technique; Methodology; Rhizodeposition; Carbon flow

Accurate information about the quantity, quality and spatiotemporal dynamics of metabolite release from plant roots is vital to understanding the functional significance of root exudates in biogeochemical processes occurring at the root-microbe-soil-interface. Significant progress in analytical tech...