Comparing root exudate collection techniques: An improved hybrid method

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 161; p. 108391
• Main Authors: Williams, Alex, Langridge, Holly, Straathof, Angela L., Fox, Graeme, Muhammadali, Howbeer, Hollywood, Katherine A., Xu, Yun, Goodacre, Royston, de Vries, Franciska T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: biochemistry; Carbon; ecosystems; grasslands; hybrids; hydroponics; leachates; metabolome; osmosis; Plant-microbe communication; Rhizosphere; Root exudates; Root traits; soil; soil biology; soil carbon; Root traits; Rhizosphere; Root exudates; Plant-microbe communication; Carbon

1. Plant-microbe interactions are critical for ecosystem functioning and drive rhizosphere processes. Root exudates are an important soil carbon (C) input, as well as a mechanism for communication between plants and rhizosphere microbes, but are notoriously difficult to extract and characterise. Com...