Differential Exudation Creates Biogeochemically Distinct Microenvironments during Rhizosphere Evolution
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Title
Differential Exudation Creates Biogeochemically Distinct Microenvironments during Rhizosphere Evolution
Journal
Environmental Science & Technology
ISSN
0013-936X
1520-5851
1520-5851
ISSN-L
0013-936X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
22/10/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
58
Number
42
Pages
18713-18722
Language
english
Abstract
Plant roots and associated microbes release a diverse range of functionally distinct exudates into the surrounding rhizosphere with direct impacts on soil carbon storage, nutrient availability, and contaminant dynamics. Yet mechanistic linkages between root exudation and emergent biogeochemical processes remain challenging to measure nondestructively, in real soil, over time. Here we used a novel combination of in situ microsensors with high-resolution mass spectrometry to measure, nondestructively, changing exudation and associated biogeochemical dynamics along single growing plant roots (Avena sativa). We found that metabolite and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations as well as microbial growth, redox potential (E <sub>H</sub> ), and pH dynamics vary significantly among bulk soil, root tip, and more mature root zones. Surprisingly, the significant spike of rhizosphere DOC upon root tip emergence did not significantly correlate with any biogeochemical parameters. However, the presence of sugars significantly correlated with declines in E <sub>H</sub> following the arrival of the root tip, likely due to enhanced microbial oxygen demand. Similarly, the presence of organic acids significantly correlated to declines in pH upon root tip emergence. Overall, our in situ measurements highlight how different exudates released along growing roots create functionally distinct soil microenvironments that evolve over time.
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Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / 200021_213101
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