Chin J Plant Ecol ›› 2024, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (7): 817-827.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2023.0238  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2023.0238

Special Issue: 美丽中国建设

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Effects of drought on plant root exudates and associated rhizosphere priming effect: review and prospect

LONG Ji-Lan1, JIANG Zheng2, LIU Ding-Qin1, MIAO Yu-Xuan1, ZHOU Ling-Yan1, FENG Ying1, PEI Jia-Ning1, LIU Rui-Qiang3, ZHOU Xu-Hui3, FU Yu-Ling1,*()   

  1. 1Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    2Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
    3School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
  • Received:2023-08-18 Accepted:2024-01-16 Online:2024-07-20 Published:2024-04-24
  • Contact: * FU Yu-Ling(ylfu@re.ecnu.edu.cn)
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(32271675);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31930072);National Natural Science Foundation of China(42261144688);Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(21ZR1419200)

Abstract:

Root exudates play an important role in soil carbon balance, acting as an important medium for material and energy exchange and information transfer between plant roots and soil, and also the crucial forms for plant response to environmental changes. Frequent extreme drought events accompanied with global climate change have imposed a profound impact on both above- and below-ground plant growth processes. However, significant limitation exists in understanding the responses of root exudates and their mediated rhizosphere priming effect to drought due to the complexity of root-soil interface interactions and the limitation in devices and methods for collecting root exudates. This paper reviews the effects of drought on the quantity and quality of plant root exudates, with emphasis on the rhizosphere priming effect mediated by root exudates under drought stress. The future research focuses on root exudates was also discussed. This study will provide suggestion for soil carbon sink assessment under the future climate change.

Key words: drought stress, root exudates, rhizosphere priming effect, soil microorganisms, soil nutrient