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rhizodeposition

rhizodeposition noun: the release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment.

Noun

rhizodeposition (countable and uncountable, plural rhizodepositions)

  1. The release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment
    • Third, plants exposed to elevated CO 2 can produce larger amounts of organic compounds that enter the soil via rhizodeposition and litterfall [16 ].2015 July 6, “Effects of Long-Term CO 2 Enrichment on Soil-Atmosphere CH 4 Fluxes and the Spatial Micro-Distribution of Methanotrophic Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of rhizodeposition

pluralrhizodepositions

Origin of rhizodeposition

From rhizo- + deposition.

Questions about rhizodeposition

What does rhizodeposition mean?
Rhizodeposition means the release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment.
What part of speech is rhizodeposition?
Rhizodeposition is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizodeposition?
The plural of rhizodeposition is rhizodepositions.

Words near rhizodeposition in the dictionary

  1. rhizocretion
  2. rhizocretions
  3. rhizodeposed
  4. rhizodeposit
  5. rhizodeposited
  6. rhizodeposition
  7. rhizodepositions
  8. rhizodeposits
  9. rhizoderm
  10. rhizodermal
  11. rhizodermis

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