Drought is one of the major constraints to rain-fed agricultural production, especially under
climate change conditions. Plants evolved an array of adaptive strategies that perceive …

Plant trait variation drives plant function, community composition and ecosystem processes.
However, our current understanding of trait variation disproportionately relies on …

The concept of a root economics space (RES) is increasingly adopted to explore root trait
variation and belowground resource‐acquisition strategies. Much progress has been made …

Feedback between plants and soil microbial communities can be a powerful driver of
vegetation dynamics. Plants elicit changes in the soil microbiome that either promote or …

A plant's neighborhood context can alter its interactions with other organisms, but little is
known about how these dynamics occur belowground, especially with soil microbes …

Plant-microbe interactions are critical for ecosystem functioning and drive rhizosphere
processes. Root exudates are an important soil carbon (C) input, as well as a mechanism for …

Photosynthetic carbon (C) allocated below‐ground can be shared with mycorrhizal fungi in
exchange for nutrients, but also added into soil as rhizodeposits that potentially increases …

A major aim of ecology is to upscale attributes of individuals to understand processes at
population, community and ecosystem scales. Such attributes are typically described using …

Microbial necromass, as part of persistent soil organic matter, plays a significant role in
maintaining soil fertility and sustainability of agroecosystems. Intercrop**, planting …

Soil microbiomes are highly diverse, and to improve their representation in biogeochemical
models, microbial genome data can be leveraged to infer key functional traits. By integrating …