Soil C results both directly from growth and death of plant roots, as well as indirectly from the transfer of carbon-enriched compounds from roots to soil microbes. For example, many plants form ...

Mycorrhiza assist plants in obtaining water, phosphorus and other micronutrients (e.g., Zn and Cu) from the soil and in return receive sustenance (carbon) from the plant. Roots serve many ...

A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of ...

When leaves and organic matter fall off the trees, they take their stored carbon with them. This organic matter builds up amongst the mangrove's roots, where the water slows down the rate of ...

and dysregulation of the nitrate uptake system in the roots. “I don’t think anyone would debate that we are seeing increasing carbon-to-nitrogen ratios,” says Weintraub-Leff. “Plants are not keeping ...

A greater variety of roots and the addition of manure increase carbon input in the three- and four-year rotations. But putting more organic matter in the soil also stimulates microbial activity ...

A greater variety of roots and the addition of manure increase carbon input in the three- and four-year rotations. But putting more organic matter in the soil also stimulates microbial activity ...