Plant root exudation under drought implications for ecosystem functioning

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 225; no. 5; pp. 1899 - 1905
• Main Authors: Williams, Alex, de Vries, Franciska T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.03.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: beneficial microorganisms; Cascading; climate change; Communication; Drought; Droughts; ecological footprint; Ecological function; Ecosystem; ecosystem function; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Exudates; Exudation; Microbial activity; microbiome; Microorganisms; Plant Exudates; Plant Roots; Plants; plant–soil communication; Recruitment (fisheries); Regrowth; rhizosphere; root exudates; root traits; roots; Soil; Soil Microbiology; soil microorganisms; Tansley insight; root traits; ecosystem function; plant-soil communication; root exudates; microbiome; climate change; rhizosphere

Root exudates are a pathway for plant–microbial communication and play a key role in ecosystem response to environmental change. Here, we collate recent evidence that shows that plants of different growth strategies differ in their root exudation, that root exudates can select for beneficial soil mi...