Linking root exudation to belowground economic traits for resource acquisition

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 233; no. 4; pp. 1620 - 1635
• Main Authors: Wen, Zhihui, White, Philip J., Shen, Jianbo, Lambers, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2022
• Subjects: carbon; Coexistence; collaboration gradient; conservation gradient; Economics; Exudates; Exudation; Morphology; Mycorrhizae; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; photosynthesis; Plant Roots - anatomy & histology; root economics; root exudate; root functional trait; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; Soil nutrients; Soils; Species; Sustainability management; Symbiosis; trade‐off; trade-off; conservation gradient; root economics; collaboration gradient; root exudate; root functional trait

Summary The concept of a root economics space (RES) is increasingly adopted to explore root trait variation and belowground resource‐acquisition strategies. Much progress has been made on interactions of root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses. However, root exudation, with a significant carbon (C...