Airborne cues shape soil legacies: Volatile cues condition soil microbiomes

Christopher J. Frost; Sophia L. Shomper

doi:10.1038/s41477-025-01988-w

Airborne cues shape soil legacies: Volatile cues condition soil microbiomes

Christopher J. Frost
, Sophia L. Shomper

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Abstract

Plants are known to respond to odour cues emitted by other plants that may indicate impending environmental stress. These responses are now understood to extend belowground, where root exudates condition rhizosphere soil bacteria communities in ways that enhance future plant growth and defence.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6273
Pages (from-to)	944-945
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature plants
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-025-01988-w
State	Published - May 2025
Externally published	Yes

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