Hotspots of root-exuded amino acids are created within a rhizosphere-on-a-chip
Jayde A. Aufrecht, Muneeba Khalid, Courtney L. Walton, Kylee Tate, John F. Cahill, Scott T. Retterer
Abstract
A soil-mimicking rhizosphere-on-a-chip is amenable for long-term plant growth and enables simulation of root exudate diffusion and experimental validation of carbon hotspot formation from the interaction between roots and the synthetic soil grains.
Topics & Concepts
RhizosphereRoot (linguistics)Amino acidChipChemistryBiologyBotanyBiochemistryEngineeringGeneticsBacteriaPhilosophyLinguisticsElectrical engineeringPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics