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| | OXYGEN RELEASE FROM PLANT ROOT SYSTEMS IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS |
 | | We used an agar medium containing a redox indicator, as well as microelectrode measurements of oxygen gradients near roots to compare radial oxygen loss (ROL) from eight species: Acorus calamus, Iris pseudoacorus, Juncus effusus, Phalaris arundinacea, Pontideria cordata, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Typha latifolia, and Zea maize as a non-wetland control. |
 | | Some species could oxidize the redox indicator in the agar medium, but did not produce oxygen gradients that could be detected with the microelectrode. |
 | | For example, when grown in drained conditions, Acorus calamus had the highest proportions of coarse roots oxidizing the redox indicator, and the highest oxygen flux detected by the microelectrode method. |
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