Rhizodeposition
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 ]."
Example
More examples"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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