Enhanced rock weathering increased soil phosphorus availability and altered root phosphorus-acquisition strategies

Boyuan Bi1, Guochen Li2, Daniel S Goll3,4

  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Qinling Ecological Intelligent Monitoring and Protection, School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.

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