Location: root architecture structures rhizosphere microbial associations

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 594 - 604
• Main Authors: Galindo-Castañeda, Tania, Hartmann, Martin, Lynch, Jonathan P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 10.01.2024
• Subjects: botany; Expert Views; exudation; microbiome; Plant Breeding; Plant Roots - metabolism; Rhizosphere; root systems; soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; soil vertical gradients; number of axial roots; rooting depth; Carbon rhizodeposition; rhizosphere microbiome; soil redox potential; lateral roots; root system architecture; root growth angle

Abstract Root architectural phenotypes are promising targets for crop breeding, but root architectural effects on microbial associations in agricultural fields are not well understood. Architecture determines the location of microbial associations within root systems, which, when integrated with soi...