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Rhizosphere - Lorenz Hiltner

 General Awareness Questions  of SSC - Tier 1 2015 with Explanations,
 Also refer General Reasoning-Part 1
8. Who of the following has given the term rhizosphere:

             A) None of the given option
             B) Alexopolus
             C) Garrett
             D) Hiltner

             Answer : Hiltner

                   Rhizosphere is a region around the root of the plant where microorganisms located and process of plant growth and the microbial reactions takes place. Lorenz Hiltner is the one who referred it as Rhizosphere in 1904 and concluded that the plant nutrition is influenced by the microbial composition of rhizosphere. 

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