Hydrogen fertilization of soils – is this a benefit of legumes in rotation?

By Z. Dong, L. Wu, B. Kettlewell, C. Caldwell, D. Layzell. 2003

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Plant-driven selection of microbes (2009, background): “A different quality of specific stimulatory rhizosphere effect can be found in leguminous roots, where nitrogen fixing nodules release substantial amounts of molecular hydrogen (Dong et al. 2003).”
Break crop benefits in temperate wheat production (2008, unknown): “(Dong et al., 2003).”
Break-crop benefits to wheat in Western Australia – insights from over three decades of research (2012, background): “Another potential non-N factor contributing to the enhanced yield production by wheat after lupin compared with field pea might be associated with the evolution of H2 from the nodulated roots as an obligate byproduct of the N2 fixation process (Dong et al. 2003).”
Rhizosphere biology and crop productivity—a review (2006, background): “Root exudates that move in the gaseous phase of soils include isothiocyanates (ITC) released from members of the Brassica genus including canola (Rumberger and Marschner 2003), and hydrogen gas released from the nodules as a byproduct of nitrogen fixation in certain legumes (Dong et al. 2003).”
Break crops and rotations for wheat (2015, background): “The consequences of H2 emission for crops following legumes has been investigated in: (i) experiments comparing plants in soil exposed to either air or H2 under controlled conditions (McLearn and Dong 2002; Dong et al. 2003); (ii) field studies quantifying rotational benefits following soybean inocu”