Action of plant root exudates in bioremediations: a review

Autor: Peter Dundek, Ladislav Holík, Ladislav Hromádko, Tomáš Rohlík, Valerie Vranová, Klement Rejšek, Pavel Formánek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Vol 59, Iss 1, Pp 303-308 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1211-8516
2464-8310
DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159010303
Popis: This work presents a summary of literature dealing with the use of plant root exudates in bioremediations. Bioremediation using plants (phytoremediation or rhizoremediation) and associate rhizosphere to decontaminate polluted soil is a method based on the catabolic potential of root-associated microorganisms, which are supported by the organic substrates released from roots. These substrates are called “root exudates”. Root exudates support metabolism of pollutants-decomposing microorganisms in the rhizosphere, and affect sorption / desorption of pollutants. Awareness of exudation rates is necessary for testing soil decontamination. Commonly, water-soluble root exudates of different plants are studied for their qualitative composition which should be related to total carbon of exuded water-soluble compounds. This paper presents the determined rate of plant root exudation and the amount of root exudates carbon used to form artificial rhizosphere.
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