Abstract
The rhizosphere is a dynamic region influenced by complex interactions between plants and microbes that are closely linked to the metabolically active hotspots of the roots below the soil and participate in below-ground interactions. We must consider the roles of the rhizosphere to improve above-ground productivity and hence regulate the environment. Initially, the soil was measured to be stable only based on nutrient abundance, but the healthy soil is now seen with large microbial communities after rhizosphere evolution. In this regard, numerous strategies for manipulating the rhizosphere for better ecological functioning need to be developed. Based on current ecological evidence, we propose a new sketch in which future comparative research through sustainable agriculture and an environment is required to uncover the underlying mechanisms. Plant roots manage below-ground diversity by releasing exudates into the rhizosphere, due to their microbial growth capability. The microbes are attracted to the exudates, and in the rhizosphere, they developed communities. Roots play an important role in the microbial community establishment, having a major and primary energy channel in the ecosystem of the rhizosphere. Via the roots channel, the energy release then transfers to the microbial channel, eventually converted into microbial biomolecules, which are then returned to the above-ground in the form of volatile compounds and productivity. This review discusses the different energy channels in the rhizosphere that facilitate the development of the microbial community and the transfer of energy in a sequence in the form of productivity from above-ground to below-ground to above-ground. Importantly, such awareness may result in strategies for improving plant health and development in the context of future agricultural demand.
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Sharma, I.P., Sharma, A.K. Above and below-ground involvement in cyclic energy transformation that helps in the establishment of rhizosphere microbial communities. Symbiosis 85, 21–30 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-021-00791-3
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