Linking root exudates to functional plant traits.

Primary and secondary metabolites exuded by plant roots have mainly been studied under laboratory conditions, while knowledge of root exudate patterns of plants growing in natural communities is very limited. Focusing on ten common European grassland plant species, we asked to which degree exuded me...

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Main Authors: Katharina Herz, Sophie Dietz, Karin Gorzolka, Sylvia Haider, Ute Jandt, Dierk Scheel, Helge Bruelheide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6169879?pdf=render