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"root". Hiltner postulated the rhizosphere was a region surrounding the plant roots and populated with microorganisms under some degree of control by chemicals released from the plant roots.

Chemical interactions

Chemical availability

Plant roots may exude 20-40% of the sugars and organic acids--photosynthetically fixed carbon. Plant root exudates, such as organic acids, change the chemical structure and the biological communities

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