Root exudates are an essential carrier for material cycling, energy exchange, and
information transfer between the belowground parts of plants and the soil. We synthesize …

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 …

Root exudates, as an important form of material input from plants to the soil, regulate the
carbon input and efflux of plant rhizosphere soil and play an important role in maintaining …

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

Root exudates have specialized roles in nutrient cycling and signal transduction between a
root system and soil, as well as in plant response to environmental stresses. They are the …

Plant root exudates serve pivotal roles in supporting plant development and interactions with
the physicochemical and biological factors in the rhizosphere. Under stress conditions, root …

Increasing crop yields and ensuring food security is a major global challenge. In order to
increase crop production, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are excessively used. However …

Root exudation is an important process determining plant interactions with the soil
environment. Many studies have linked this process to soil nutrient mobilization. Yet, it …

Every organism on the earth maintains some kind of interaction with its neighbours. As
plants are sessile, they sense the varied above-ground and below-ground environmental …

Root-associated microbial communities have strong influences on the health and
development of plants. Through the secretion of root exudates, the soil microbiome is …