Differences between Phytodegradation and Rhizodegradation

Differences between Phytodegradation and Rhizodegradation

No.	Phytodegradation	Rhizodegradation
1	Natural chemical and sometimes biological processes occur within plant	Plant growth promoting bacteria are involved to reduce metal toxicity
2	Plants produce enzymes – dehalogenase, nitroreductase, laccase, nitrilase, peroxidase.	Plants secrets exudates – amino acids, flavonoids, carbohydrates.
3	Plats involved are phreatophyte trees, grasses, legumes such as clover and alfa alfa.	Aquatic plants are involved for sediment grasses with fibrous roots such as rye, Bermuda.
4	Contaminants are absorbed inside the plants and metabolized to non-toxic chemicals.	Contaminants are trapped by plant roots and degraded by roots and root associated organisms such as rhizosphere bacteria.
5	There is usually no relation between plants and microorganisms.	Rhizosphere bacteria exert beneficial effects on plant growth.

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Sadia Akhtar

Student of Department of Microbiology

Jagannath University.

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