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Who among the following has given the term rhizosphere:
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Lorenz Hiltner is recognized as the first scientist to coin the term “rhizosphere” in 1904. The word is derived from the Greek word ‘rhiza’, meaning root, and ‘sphere’, meaning field of influence. Hiltner defined the rhizosphere as the zone of soil immediately adjacent to legume roots that supports high levels of bacterial activity.

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