Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection
Root exudates (REs), a diverse array of bioactive metabolites secreted by plant roots in response to environmental stimuli, serve as key mediators of rhizosphere ecology and plant defense responses, offering a promising avenue for sustainable pest management and eco-friendly plant protection. While...
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| author | Muhammad Rahil Afzal Misbah Naz Youbo Yu Lisha Yan Peiyi Wang Janaki Mohotti GeFei Hao Jing-Jiang Zhou Zhuo Chen Libo Zhang Qian Wang |
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| description | Root exudates (REs), a diverse array of bioactive metabolites secreted by plant roots in response to environmental stimuli, serve as key mediators of rhizosphere ecology and plant defense responses, offering a promising avenue for sustainable pest management and eco-friendly plant protection. While earlier reviews primarily focus on root exudates in the context of general rhizosphere dynamics and plant-microbial interactions, critical knowledge gaps persist in REs-plant-pest tripartite interactions, the mechanistic basis of REs-mediated plant defense, and their practical integration with integrated pest management (IPM) frameworks. This review provides a synthesis of the latest literature on the biochemical diversity and functions of REs, their environmentally-driven exudation dynamics, and their roles in induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plants and disrupting pest communication and development. Furthermore, we highlight their translational potential-including advances in RE-inspired green pesticide development, and emerging strategies that employ beneficial microorganisms to modulate REs profile for enhanced plant protection. By integrating these insights, this review underscores the potential of REs to redefine modern pest management strategies. We advocate for interdisciplinary research to further explore the ecological and evolutionary roles of REs, ultimately contributing to more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db96bae17e7844e48171ba385bfd933f2025-07-15T04:16:27ZengElsevierResources, Environment and Sustainability2666-91612025-09-0121100249Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protectionMuhammad Rahil Afzal0Misbah Naz1Youbo Yu2Lisha Yan3Peiyi Wang4Janaki Mohotti5GeFei Hao6Jing-Jiang Zhou7Zhuo Chen8Libo Zhang9Qian Wang10State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaDepartment of Crop Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri LankaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China; Corresponding author.Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USARoot exudates (REs), a diverse array of bioactive metabolites secreted by plant roots in response to environmental stimuli, serve as key mediators of rhizosphere ecology and plant defense responses, offering a promising avenue for sustainable pest management and eco-friendly plant protection. While earlier reviews primarily focus on root exudates in the context of general rhizosphere dynamics and plant-microbial interactions, critical knowledge gaps persist in REs-plant-pest tripartite interactions, the mechanistic basis of REs-mediated plant defense, and their practical integration with integrated pest management (IPM) frameworks. This review provides a synthesis of the latest literature on the biochemical diversity and functions of REs, their environmentally-driven exudation dynamics, and their roles in induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plants and disrupting pest communication and development. Furthermore, we highlight their translational potential-including advances in RE-inspired green pesticide development, and emerging strategies that employ beneficial microorganisms to modulate REs profile for enhanced plant protection. By integrating these insights, this review underscores the potential of REs to redefine modern pest management strategies. We advocate for interdisciplinary research to further explore the ecological and evolutionary roles of REs, ultimately contributing to more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916125000611Rhizosphere dynamicsPlant defenseIntegrated pest managementGreen pesticidesSustainable agricultureAgroecological innovation |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Rahil Afzal Misbah Naz Youbo Yu Lisha Yan Peiyi Wang Janaki Mohotti GeFei Hao Jing-Jiang Zhou Zhuo Chen Libo Zhang Qian Wang Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection Resources, Environment and Sustainability Rhizosphere dynamics Plant defense Integrated pest management Green pesticides Sustainable agriculture Agroecological innovation |
| title | Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| title_full | Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| title_fullStr | Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| title_short | Root exudates: The rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| title_sort | root exudates the rhizospheric frontier for advancing sustainable plant protection |
| topic | Rhizosphere dynamics Plant defense Integrated pest management Green pesticides Sustainable agriculture Agroecological innovation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916125000611 |
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