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rhi·zome

(rī'zōm),
The creeping underground stem of some plants (for example, iris, calamus, and sanguinaria).
[G. rhizōma, mass of roots, fr. rhiza, root, + -oma, mass]

rhizome

a horizontal underground stem (with leaves and buds) that serves as a storage organ and a means of VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION. Rhizomes are found in flowering plants such as Iris.
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The proportion of malate and citrate to total OA in leaf, stem, rhizome, and root was 81.3%, 85.5%, 83.2%, and 55.9%, respectively (Figure 8).
Rhizomes help the forage grass Leymus chinensis to adapt to the salt and alkali stresses
The measured values for rhizome diameter and internode length were significantly lower for the grazed plot (Figures 2(a) and 2(c)).
Morphological responses explain tolerance of the bamboo Yushania microphylla to grazing
chinensis (Coptis Rhizome) prepared by either traditional grinding or ultrafining technology were generously provided by Diamond Nano-Biochem Company and the voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium of the Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Yunlin, Taiwan.
Enhanced antifungal bioactivity of Coptis Rhizome prepared by ultrafining technology
The root system is made up of rhizomes (thick, horizontal stems with roots and buds).
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pallida rhizomes. [alpha]-Dihydro-[beta]-irone (0.25%), trans-2,6-[gamma]-irone (1.22%) and [beta]-isomethylionone (0.21%) were identified only in the rhizome.
Composition of Volatile Oil of Iris pallida Lam. from Ukraine/Iris pallida Lam'in Ucucu Yagi Bilesimi Ukrayna
campanulatus Kuntze is normally propagated by its rhizome with a low proliferation rate and this family is easily infected by soil borne pathogens, such as bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum), nematodes (Meloidogyne sp.) and soft rot (Pythium aphanidermatum), which cause heavy losses in yield due to the rhizome being small with fewer buds per plant (Taha et al., 2013).
IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF STAHLIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS KUNTZE, A RARE PLANT SPECIES FROM THAILAND
The root system comprised the mother culm base, culm roots, rhizomes as well as rhizome roots.
Provenance Variation on Early Survival Rate and Growth Performance of Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro Seedlings at Green House: An Indigenous Lowland Bamboo Species in Ethiopia
25 [micro]L of Rheum rhizome extract in the final concentration range of 0.25-5.0 mg/mL was added to a 96-well plate containing 125 [micro]L of distilled water followed by the addition of 10 [micro]L of 5% sodium nitrite solution.
Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Activities of the Aqueous Rhizome Extract of Rheum officinale Baillon
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Evaluation of borer rhizome infestation among the banana genotypes
Infestation of the banana root borer among different banana plant genotypes/Infestacao da broca-do-rizoma da bananeira em diferentes genotipos de bananeira
Elephantorrhiza elephantina is a perennial suffrutex or low shrub, producing annual stems up to 90 cm tall at ground level, from the woody end of an elongate, with often thickened rhizome up to 8 m long [16].
Elephantorrhiza elephantina: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of an Important Medicinal Plant Species in Southern Africa

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