Evidence of a plant genetic basis for maize roots impacting soil organic matter mineralization

Gowda, M., Cairns, J. E., Mwafulirwa, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-4170, Daniell, T. J., Thierfelder, C., Paterson, E. and Baggs, E. M. (2021) Evidence of a plant genetic basis for maize roots impacting soil organic matter mineralization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 161. 108402. ISSN 0038-0717 doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108402

Abstract/Summary

Maize root traits associated with soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization were demonstrated to have a heritable genetic basis. We show root length, root diameter and cumulative root-derived C mineralization to be strong predictors of SOM-C mineralization and identify two candidate genes associated with enhanced SOM-C mineralization rates. There is potential to target these genes to enhance release of nutrients from SOM to support crop nutrition within sustainable maize cropping systems.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/99939
Item Type	Article
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science
Publisher	Elsevier
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