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Title: Rhizosphere engineering: Enhancing sustainable plant ecosystem productivity

Journal Article · · Rhizosphere

Here, the rhizosphere is arguably the most complex microbial habitat on earth, comprising an integrated network of plant roots, soil and a diverse microbial consortium of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and microeukaryotes. Understanding, predicting and controlling the structure and function of the rhizosphere will allow us to harness plant-microbe interactions and other rhizosphere activities as a means to increase or restore plant ecosystem productivity, improve plant responses to a wide range of environmental perturbations, and mitigate effects of climate change by designing ecosystems for long-term soil carbon storage. Here, we review critical knowledge gaps in rhizosphere science, and how mechanistic understanding of rhizosphere interactions can be leveraged in rhizosphere engineering efforts with the goal of maintaining sustainable plant ecosystem services for food and bioenergy production in an ever changing global climate.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; 204412
OSTI ID:
1357833
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1364400; OSTI ID: 1365445
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-124740; S2452219817300459; PII: S2452219817300459
Journal Information:
Rhizosphere, Journal Name: Rhizosphere Vol. 3 Journal Issue: P2; ISSN 2452-2198
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
China
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 146 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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