The chemical, physical, and biological interactions between roots and the surrounding
environment of the rhizosphere are some of the most complex experienced by land plants …

Our understanding of the biology, biochemistry, and genetic development of roots has
considerably improved during the last decade (Smith and Fedoroff, 1995; Flores et al., 1999; …

Root‐secreted chemicals mediate multi‐partite interactions in the rhizosphere, where plant
roots continually respond to and alter their immediate environment. Increasing evidence …

The rhizosphere encompasses the millimeters of soil surrounding a plant root where
complex biological and ecological processes occur. This review describes recent advances …

Plant roots serve a multitude of functions in the plant including anchorage, provision of
nutrients and water, and production of exudates with growth regulatory properties. The root …

Key message This article describes the composition of root exudates, how these metabolites
are released to the rhizosphere and their importance in the recruitment of beneficial …

The root exudate composition reflects the contradictory-concomitantly attractive and
repulsive-behaviour of plants towards soil microorganisms. Plants produce antimicrobial …

Root exudates are high-or low-molecular-weight secondary metabolites of plants secreted
as a consequence of root pressure and/or plant-microbe interactions, which have a direct …

Biologically important plant-microbe interactions are mediated by a wide array of signal
compounds rhizodeposited from both plant and microbial species. Root exudates are some …

The study of the interactions between plants and their microbial communities in the
rhizosphere is important for developing sustainable management practices and agricultural …