monoaxenic en · ADJ
Etymology
From mono- + axenic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Grown in the presence of a single other species.
The effect observed for the root tissue is consistent with reports for monoaxenic cultures of Cichorium intybus grown in the presence of Benzo[a]pyrene [27 ] and Zea mayz seedlings cultured in the presence of monoterpenes [37 ], where increases in the total fatty acid content in the roots after the xenobiotic application were observed.
2015 October 17, “The Fatty Acid Profile Analysis of Cyperus laxus Used for Phytoremediation of Soils from Aged Oil Spill-Impacted Sites Revealed That This Is a C18:3 Plant Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: