Rhizodeposition

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The release of organic compounds from plant roots into the surrounding environment countable, uncountable

    "Third, plants exposed to elevated CO 2 can produce larger amounts of organic compounds that enter the soil via rhizodeposition and litterfall [16 ]."

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"Third, plants exposed to elevated CO 2 can produce larger amounts of organic compounds that enter the soil via rhizodeposition and litterfall [16 ]."

Etymology

From rhizo- + deposition.

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