In this opinion paper we review recent methodological developments underpinning the study of roots, the rhizosphere and interactions affecting soil functions, and explore new understanding resulting from these advances. We focus on methods that have improved our understanding of rhizodeposition, rhizosphere enzymatic processes and root growth, water and nutrient acquisition at several levels. Finally, we suggest that the future will require new methods that continue to overcome the difficulties posed by the opacity of soil, can scale results spatially and temporally, and integrate multiple aspects of rhizosphere processes simultaneously.

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根际/植物根系相互作用新问题的新方法

在这篇意见论文中，我们回顾了支持研究根、根际和影响土壤功能的相互作用的最新方法学发展，并探索这些进展带来的新认识。我们专注于提高我们对根际沉积、根际酶促过程和根系生长、水分和养分获取的理解的方法。最后，我们建议未来将需要新的方法来继续克服土壤不透明性带来的困难，可以在空间和时间上扩展结果，并同时整合根际过程的多个方面。