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Few realize that a great deal of the energy that results from photosyntheisis in the leaves is actually used by plants to produce chemicals they secrete through their roots. These secretions are known as exudates. [...]
Root exudates are in the form of carbohydrates (including sugars) and proteins. Amazingly, their presence wakes up, attracts and grows specific beneficial bacteria and fungi living in the soil that subsist on these exudates and the cellular material sloughed off as the plant's r
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― Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
― Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
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