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Zhihui Wen1, Philip J White2, Jianbo Shen1

  • 1College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China.

The New Phytologist
|November 11, 2021
PubMed
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Root exudation is crucial for understanding plant resource acquisition, integrating carbon costs and nutrient uptake strategies. This research proposes a new framework linking root exudation, morphology, and mycorrhizal symbioses for sustainable systems.

Keywords:
collaboration gradientconservation gradientroot economicsroot exudateroot functional traittrade-off

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