TY - RPRT TI - Unlocking plant-microbial interactions in deep Mollisols in the Midwestern US: Linking depth gradients in roots, microbial activity, and soil carbon in agroecosystems AU - Pagliaro, Zoe [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)] AU - Kangi, Emel [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)] AU - Mathias, Justin [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)] AU - Burke, Jessica [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)] AU - Van Allen, Rachel [Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)] AU - Morrissey, Ember [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)] AU - Liu, Yuan [Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)] AU - Yang, Wendy [Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)] AU - Brzostek, Edward R. [West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)] (ORCID:0000000229640576) PY - 2026 DO - 10.1007/s10533-026-01331-1 UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/3374505 ID - 3374505 ER -