Rhizosphere and detritusphere habitats modulate expression of soil N-cycling genes during plant development.

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Plant roots modulate microbial nitrogen (N) cycling by regulating the supply of root-derived carbon and nitrogen uptake. These differences in resource availability cause distinct micro-habitats to develop: soil near living roots, decaying roots, near both, or outside the direct influence of roots. While many environmental factors and genes control the microbial processes involved in the nitrogen cycle, most research has focused on single genes and pathways, neglecting the interactive effects these pathways have on each other. The processes controlled by these pathways determine consumption and production of N by soil microorganisms. We followed the expression of N-cycling genes in four soil microhabitats over a period of active root growth for an annual grass. We found t

SUBMITTER: Sieradzki ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654102 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature