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Root-Derived Short-Chain Suberin Diacids from Rice and Rape Seed in a Paddy Soil under Rice Cultivar Treatments.
PLoS One
April 2016
Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; Research Center of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Sink and Land Remediation, Zhejiang Agro-Forestry University, Linan, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
Article Synopsis
- Suberin-derived fatty acids in soil can indicate plant-derived carbon inputs, aiding in understanding soil organic carbon pools.
- The study focused on extracting bound lipids from rice and rape roots in a Chinese rice paddy to analyze suberin diacids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
- Key findings showed variations in diacid concentrations across crop seasons, with higher root-derived diacid levels linked to specific rice cultivars and a notable contribution from rape to soil carbon preservation.