rhizosphere
noun
rhi·zo·sphere
ˈrī-zə-ˌsfir 
: soil that surrounds and is influenced by the roots of a plant
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The word, which means fungal root, refers to the fungus's role in colonizing the plant's rhizosphere, or root system.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
Microorganisms living within the rhizosphere feed off those secretions, and in exchange, provide the plant with additional nourishment.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
Trehalose is not only found in plant cells where it is used for protection, but also in the soil around plant roots, which is called a rhizosphere.
—Coren Walters-Stewart, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
One species of bacteria that grows in the rhizosphere of birch roots is a fluorescent pseudomonad.
—Richard Schiffman, Scientific American, 4 May 2021
But that will soon change, if researchers who study the rhizosphere, (as the zone of interaction between plants’ roots and microbes is known) have anything to do with it.
—The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
This study is hard, for the rhizosphere is a habitat as complex, in its way, as a rainforest or a coral reef.
—The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
But the rhizosphere’s exact dimensions can vary by species and even climate, reflecting the roots’ activity.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2019
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
Microorganisms living within the rhizosphere feed off those secretions, and in exchange, provide the plant with additional nourishment.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
Trehalose is not only found in plant cells where it is used for protection, but also in the soil around plant roots, which is called a rhizosphere.
—Coren Walters-Stewart, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
One species of bacteria that grows in the rhizosphere of birch roots is a fluorescent pseudomonad.
—Richard Schiffman, Scientific American, 4 May 2021
But that will soon change, if researchers who study the rhizosphere, (as the zone of interaction between plants’ roots and microbes is known) have anything to do with it.
—The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
This study is hard, for the rhizosphere is a habitat as complex, in its way, as a rainforest or a coral reef.
—The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
But the rhizosphere’s exact dimensions can vary by species and even climate, reflecting the roots’ activity.
—Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2019
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“Rhizosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhizosphere. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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