phytodepuration
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phyto- + depuration.
Noun
[edit]phytodepuration (uncountable)
- The purification of surface water by means of bacteria on the roots of plants
- 2015 December 8, “In Vitro Morphogenesis of Arabidopsis to Search for Novel Endophytic Fungi Modulating Plant Growth”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- It is a good candidate for water phytodepuration in constructed wetlands because it presents large root surface supporting the growth of beneficial microbes and secretes substances into the rhizosphere that have shown to inhibit coliform bacteria [10 ].