Root Turnover: An Important Source of Microbial Substrates in

Feb 19, 2002 - Root Turnover: An Important Source of Microbial Substrates in Rhizosphere Remediation of Recalcitrant Contaminants. Mary Beth Leigh ...
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Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36, 1579-1583

Root Turnover: An Important Source of Microbial Substrates in Rhizosphere Remediation of Recalcitrant Contaminants M A R Y B E T H L E I G H , * ,† JOHN S. FLETCHER,† XIONG FU,‡ AND FRANCES J. SCHMITZ‡ Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, 770 Van Vleet Oval, Room 136, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Room 208, Norman, Oklahoma 73019

The growth dynamics and phenolic content of mulberry (Morus sp.) fine roots (