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By contrast, exposure to a homogeneous nitrate and phosphate deficiency did not modulate root exudation of AN. This indicates that a combination of local and systemic signals, reflecting low and high nutritional statuses, respectively, were required to enhance AN exudation. This exudation response was independent of the regulation of root hair formation, which was predominantly modulated by the local signal. In contrast to the heterogeneous supply of N and P, heterogeneous Fe supply did not modulate AN root exudation but increased AN accumulation in locally Fe-deficient roots. No modulation of nutrient supply significantly changed the accumulation of AN in <jats:italic>A. annua<\/jats:italic> leaves. The impact of a heterogeneous nitrate supply on growth and phytochemical composition was also investigated in <jats:italic>Hypericum perforatum<\/jats:italic> plants. Unlike in <jats:italic>A. annue<\/jats:italic>, the uneven N supply did not significantly influence the exudation of secondary compounds in the roots of <jats:italic>H. perforatum<\/jats:italic>. However, it did enhance the accumulation of several biologically active compounds, such as hypericin, catechin, and rutin isomers, in the leaves of <jats:italic>H. perforatum<\/jats:italic>. We propose that the capacity of plants to induce the accumulation and\/or differential exudation of secondary compounds under heterogeneous nutrient supply is both species- and compound-specific. 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