rhizophagy

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Synonyms: rhizophaga, rhypophagy

Antonyms: rhizophaga, rhypophagy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|entomology}} The [[eating]] of [[roots]].
2. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[degradation]] of [[symbiotic]] microbes within root cells; 'rhizophagy symbiosis', or 'rhizophagy cycle', is a [[cyclic]] process whereby plants obtain nutrients from symbiotic bacteria that alternate between a root intracellular [[endophytic]] phase and a free-living soil phase. Bacteria acquire soil [[nutrients]] in the free-living soil phase; nutrients are extracted from bacteria [[oxidatively]] in the intracellular endophytic phase.

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