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Background and Aims <p>Radial oxygen loss from rice roots in flooded soils oxidizes and precipitates dissolved Fe(II), Mn(II), and As(III) into mixed Fe(III), Mn(III/IV), and As(V) as root plaque and in the rhizosphere soil. It is unknown how different soils and root sizes impact the spatial extent of Fe and As retention outside the root.</p> Methods <p>We imaged cross-sections of 90 roots from 6 different soils using synchrotron μXRF imaging followed by k-means clustering and elliptical averaging to distinguish bulk soil, rhizosphere, plaque, and roots based on As and Fe patterns.</p> Results <p>We found preferential As retention in the plaque and rhizospheres of most roots except small (&lt; 0.45&#xa0;mm) roots in silty soils with low P or high As. In contrast, clayey soils had similar As-Fe correlations across plaque, rhizosphere, and bulk soil. Large (&gt; 0.45&#xa0;mm) roots often had no oxidized rhizosphere region. We obtained an extensive dataset of 256 As and 155 Mn synchrotron μXANES measurements, which revealed that rhizosphere and plaque As was mainly inorganic As(V) and As(III), and Mn oxidation state varied between soils but not between belowground locations.</p> Conclusion <p>Small roots in coarse-textured soils were less likely to have As retention in the plaque or rhizosphere compared to large roots and fine-textured soils. The unique and extensive data in this study provides new insight into soil and root size impacts on As retention in the rhizosphere. It is essential to investigate a representative number of samples to draw conclusions from XRF imaging.</p>

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Root size and soil physicochemical properties drive microscale spatial patterns of Fe and As retention in the rice rhizosphere

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    2025年11月13日

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  • Franklin  A. Linam,
  • Matt A. Limmer,
  • Sara Martinengo,
  • Ryan Tappero,
  • Angelia L. Seyfferth

摘要

Background and Aims

Radial oxygen loss from rice roots in flooded soils oxidizes and precipitates dissolved Fe(II), Mn(II), and As(III) into mixed Fe(III), Mn(III/IV), and As(V) as root plaque and in the rhizosphere soil. It is unknown how different soils and root sizes impact the spatial extent of Fe and As retention outside the root.

Methods

We imaged cross-sections of 90 roots from 6 different soils using synchrotron μXRF imaging followed by k-means clustering and elliptical averaging to distinguish bulk soil, rhizosphere, plaque, and roots based on As and Fe patterns.

Results

We found preferential As retention in the plaque and rhizospheres of most roots except small (< 0.45 mm) roots in silty soils with low P or high As. In contrast, clayey soils had similar As-Fe correlations across plaque, rhizosphere, and bulk soil. Large (> 0.45 mm) roots often had no oxidized rhizosphere region. We obtained an extensive dataset of 256 As and 155 Mn synchrotron μXANES measurements, which revealed that rhizosphere and plaque As was mainly inorganic As(V) and As(III), and Mn oxidation state varied between soils but not between belowground locations.

Conclusion

Small roots in coarse-textured soils were less likely to have As retention in the plaque or rhizosphere compared to large roots and fine-textured soils. The unique and extensive data in this study provides new insight into soil and root size impacts on As retention in the rhizosphere. It is essential to investigate a representative number of samples to draw conclusions from XRF imaging.