期刊
PLANT AND SOIL
卷 437, 期 1-2, 页码 65-81出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-019-03939-9
关键词
Root exudate; Seed exudate; Surface tension; Viscosity; Contact angle; Soil water retention; Hysteresis
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) project 'Rhizosphere by Design' [BB/L026058/1, BB/J000868/1, BB/J011460/1]
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship
- EPSRC [EP/M020355/1]
- BBSRC SARIC [BB/P004180/1]
- NERC [NE/L00237/1]
- ERC Consolidator grant [DIMR 646809]
- Scottish Government
- BBSRC [BB/L025825/1, BB/L026058/1, BB/P004180/1, BB/L025620/1, BB/J011460/1, BB/J000868/1] Funding Source: UKRI
AimsRhizodeposits collected from hydroponic solutions with roots of maize and barley, and seed mucilage washed from chia, were added to soil to measure their impact on water retention and hysteresis in a sandy loam soil at a range of concentrations. We test the hypothesis that the effect of plant exudates and mucilages on hydraulic properties of soils depends on their physicochemical characteristics and origin.MethodsSurface tension and viscosity of the exudate solutions were measured using the Du Nouy ring method and a cone-plate rheometer, respectively. The contact angle of water on exudate treated soil was measured with the sessile drop method. Water retention and hysteresis were measured by equilibrating soil samples, treated with exudates and mucilages at 0.46 and 4.6mgg(-1) concentration, on dialysis tubing filled with polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution of known osmotic potential.ResultsSurface tension decreased and viscosity increased with increasing concentration of the exudates and mucilage in solutions. Change in surface tension and viscosity was greatest for chia seed exudate and least for barley root exudate. Contact angle increased with increasing maize root and chia seed exudate concentration in soil, but not barley root. Chia seed mucilage and maize root rhizodeposits enhanced soil water retention and increased hysteresis index, whereas barley root rhizodeposits decreased soil water retention and the hysteresis effect. The impact of exudates and mucilages on soil water retention almost ceased when approaching wilting point at -1500kPa matric potential.ConclusionsBarley rhizodeposits behaved as surfactants, drying the rhizosphere at smaller suctions. Chia seed mucilage and maize root rhizodeposits behaved as hydrogels that hold more water in the rhizosphere, but with slower rewetting and greater hysteresis.
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