In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic
matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient …

Plant roots radiate a wide range of potentially valuable small molecular weight compounds
into the rhizosphere which play a key role in the chemical, physical, and biological …

Plant survival and crop productivity are strictly dependent on the capability of plants to adapt
to different environments. This adaptation is the result of the interaction among roots and …

Life on Earth is sustained by a small volume of soil surrounding roots, called the
rhizosphere. The soil is where most of the biodiversity on Earth exists, and the rhizosphere …

Increasing demand for safe food by an ever-growing human population emphasizes the
urgency for increasing crop yields and reducing the losses caused by abiotic and biotic …

Microbes and plants have evolved biochemical mechanisms to communicate with each
other. The molecules responsible for such communication are secreted during beneficial or …

Soil, the “Earth's thin skin” serves as the delicate interface between the biosphere,
hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere. It is a dynamic and hierarchically organized …

Organic acids released into the rhizosphere may perform many beneficial functions to the
plant including metal detoxification and enhancement of nutrient acquisition. Typically, these …

Every organism on earth relies on associations with its neighbors to sustain life. For
example, plants form associations with neighboring plants, microflora, and microfauna, while …

BStretching the interface of life^ was the motto of the international Rhizosphere 4
Conference in Maastricht in June 2015. This motto reflects the key position that the …