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ArticleNature communications2025

Rhythmic radial oxygen loss enhances soil phosphorus bioavailability.

Cai Li, Hu Sheng, Mengxi Tan, Hengyi Dai, Xiaolong Wang, Huacheng Xu, Shiming Ding, Guoqiang Zhao

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Cai Li *State Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Hu Sheng *State Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Mengxi TanFaculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Hengyi DaiFaculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-979X
Xiaolong WangState Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Huacheng XuState Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Shiming DingSchool of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Guoqiang ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China. gqzhao@niglas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-6412

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42107392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) availability is vital for global primary productivity, yet it is often immobilized in soils by redox-inert crystalline iron (oxy)hydroxides. Here we show that diel radial oxygen loss (ROL) from plant roots induces redox fluctuations in the rhizosphere, activating these iron minerals and enhancing P mobilization. Nighttime reduction and daytime oxidation drive the formation of reactive metastable iron phases (RMPs) on root surfaces, forming a redox-active iron plaque. These RMPs undergo rapid dissolution-reformation cycles, facilitating P transfer from soil to porewater for plant uptake. Using multiple aquatic plants from agriculturally developed regions, we demonstrate that ROL broadly enhances soil P availability. In rice paddies, ROL-activated P release accounts for 8.7% of global P fertilizer input, contributing an estimated economic value of USD 0.52 billion annually. Our findings uncover a previously overlooked redox mechanism by which plants enhance P acquisition, with broad implications for nutrient cycling and agricultural sustainability.

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OxygenPhosphorusSoilBiological AvailabilityFertilizersIronOryzaOxidation-ReductionPlant RootsRhizosphereFertilizersIronOxygenPhosphorusSoil

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PMID40360504
PMCPMC12075798

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