Plant roots release phospholipid surfactants that modify the physical and chemical properties of soil
Open Access
- 24 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Phytologist
- Vol. 157 (2), 315-326
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00665.x
Abstract
• Plant root mucilages contain powerful surfactants that will alter the interaction of soil solids with water and ions, and the rates of microbial processes. • The lipid composition of maize, lu...Keywords
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