Plants often impact the rate of native soil organic matter turnover through root interactions
with soil organisms; however the role of root-microbial interactions in mediation of the …

Climate and land-use changes modify plant rooting depth, signifying that organic matter with
long residence times in deep soil layers can be exposed to rhizospheres and associated …

Plant roots can increase microbial activity and soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition via
rhizosphere priming effects. It is virtually unknown how differences in the priming effect …

Despite the importance of subsoil carbon (C) deposition by deep-rooted crops in mitigating
climate change and maintaining soil health, the quantification of root C input and its …

Enhanced root-exudate inputs can stimulate decomposition of soil carbon (C) by priming soil
microbial activity, but the mechanisms controlling the magnitude and direction of the priming …

Root-derived C influences soil microbial activities that regulate N transformations and
cycling in soil. The change in 13C abundance of soil microbial biomass was used to quantify …

Plant-derived carbon (C) transfer to soil is one of the important factors controlling the size
and structure of the belowground microbial community. The present study quantifies this …

Contrasting environmental conditions in topsoil and subsoil determine both abundance and
function of soil microbial communities, affecting carbon (C) dynamics throughout the entire …

The impact of elevated CO2 on leaf-litter and root exudate production may alter soil carbon
storage capacities for the future. In particular when so-called 'priming effects', the …

Living roots and their rhizodeposits can stimulate microbial activity and soil organic matter
(SOM) decomposition up to several folds. This so-called rhizosphere priming effect (RPE) …