Methods and system for stimulating root exudation in plants

A plant exudate production and collection system comprising:

• at least one plant container comprising at least two discrete compartments each configured to accommodate at least one moiety of a same split root of a plant, said compartments being
• a root stimulating compartment comprising at least one input being in fluid communication with at least a source of a plant root stimulant;
• and
• a root exudate harvesting compartment;
• a root exudate collection compartment in fluid communication with said root exudate harvesting compartment;
• and
• a separator in fluid communication with said root exudate collection compartment configured to isolate a compound, a metabolite of interest, an intermediate of a metabolite of interest, or any combination thereof, from said exudate.