The contribution of root exudates, symbionts, and detritus to carbon sequestration in the soil

Roots and Soil Management: Interactions between Roots and the Soil

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-162

  Treseder, Kathleen K ^a   Morris, Sherri J ^b   Allen, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon sequestration; long term carbon storage; microbial responses; root detritus; root exudates; root symbionts; soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848861688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr48.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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