Definition of Rhizosphere

1. Noun. (soil science) the soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rhizosphere

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rhizosphere

1. The zone of soil in which interactions between living plant roots and micro-organisms are found. (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhizosphere

rhizophora
rhizophore
rhizophorous
rhizopi
rhizoplane
rhizoplanes
rhizoplast
rhizopod
rhizopoda
rhizopodan
rhizopodous
rhizopods
rhizopterin
rhizopus
rhizopuses
rhizosphere (current term)
rhizospheres
rhizospheric
rhizostomata
rhizostome
rhizostomes
rhizotaxis
rhizotomies
rhizotomist
rhizotomists
rhizotomy
rhizotron
rhizoxin
rho
rho(d) immune globulin

Literary usage of Rhizosphere

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rice: Nutrient Disorders & Nutrient Management by Achim Dobermann, Thomas Fairhurst (2000)
"... the Fate of Fertilizer Nitrogen, and the rhizosphere in Lowland Paddy Soils 5.2 Diagnostic Key for Identifying Nutrient Deficiencies in Rice 5.3 ..."

2. Raising Standards for American Education (1993)
"Short-term changes in pO2 (transferring plants grown with sub- or supra- ambient pO2 in the rhizosphere to air or vice versa) caused a significant decline ..."

3. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"... altered the structure of the community associated with soybean roots, which is known as the rhizosphere community (Gilbert et al., 1993). ..."

4. Organic Matter and Rice by Stephen Banta, Corazon V. Mendoza, International Rice Research Institute (1984)
"Because of this ability, some metabolites may be directly absorbed or oxidized by rice roots or indirectly by microorganisms living in the rhizosphere. ..."

5. Phosphorus Requirements for Sustainable Agriculture in Asia and Oceania by International Rice Research Institute (1990)
"Therefore, the net P desorption curve for oxidized rice rhizosphere soil, ... The changes in rhizosphere chemical conditions occur within a distance on the ..."

6. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"Under gnotobiotic conditions, all strains grew in the rhizosphere of tomato, but the genetically altered strains had < 1-81% lower maximal cell densities, ..."

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