Extensive plant use of exometabolites
Y. Hu, P. F. Andeer, Q. Zheng, S. M. Kosina, K. J. Jardine, Y. Ding, L. Z. Han, Y. Gao, K. Zengler, B. P. Bowen, J. C. Mortimer, J. P. Vogel, T. R. Northen
The paper uses 13C-tracing to study plant uptake of exometabolites across multiple species, finding that uptake accounts for 23% of the carbon budget in Brachypodium distachyon and that some metabolites promote root growth.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology