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ArticlePlant and soil2026

Drought increases root and rhizodeposition carbon inputs into soils.

Elena Kost, Dominika Kundel, Matti Barthel, Rafaela Feola Conz, Roland Anton Werner, Shiva Ghiasi, Tabata Aline Bublitz, Paul Mäder, Hans-Martin Krause, Johan Six and 2 more

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Article in Plant and soil, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Frontiers in plant science · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Elena KostInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0008-7276-6714
Dominika KundelDepartement of Soil Science, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7311-0513
Matti BarthelInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5048-0725
Rafaela Feola ConzInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-5501
Roland Anton WernerInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4117-1346
Shiva GhiasiWater Protection and Nutrient Flows, Department of Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Zurich Switzerland.
Tabata Aline BublitzDepartment of Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0231-3217
Paul MäderDepartement of Soil Science, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5399-1176
Hans-Martin KrauseDepartement of Soil Science, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0355-8969
Johan SixInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9336-4185
Martin HartmannInstitute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8069-5284
Jochen MayerWater Protection and Nutrient Flows, Department of Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Zurich Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1926-0211

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: Increasing droughts affect crop yield and health. Plants can respond to drought by adapting their root biomass, root morphology, and quality and quantity of rhizodeposition to improve water and nutrient uptake. Besides droughts, agricultural management influences roots and rhizodeposition; however, it is not well studied how agricultural management can affect the response of roots and rhizodeposition to drought. Methods: A semi-continuous Results: Drought enhanced the total root carbon mainly through the increase of fine roots. Fine root carbon under drought was primarily enhanced in the mixed conventional and biodynamic cropping system, both receiving farmyard manure, whereas no increase was measured in the mineral fertilized conventional system. Net rhizodeposition carbon was enhanced in all cropping systems under drought, particularly in the first 0.25 m. While some plant-growth-promoting genera such as Conclusion: This field trial suggests that drought increases total belowground carbon input via fine root and net rhizodeposition carbon inputs. Since fine root carbon increased under drought in cropping systems with farmyard manure, adding manure under future drought periods could be advantageous to increase soil carbon inputs and improve nutrient foraging. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11104-025-08021-1.

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Belowground carbonCropping systemDroughtFine rootsRhizodepositionRoots

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PMCPMC12948865

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