#root hypoxia

• Anaerophytic — The feminine form of the term anaerofit; it describes a plant, a culture, a vegetable cell, or an alga structurally characterized by the ability to resist and function in an environment devoid of molecular oxygen. In agriculture and pedology, it qualifies those hydrophilic weed or crop species that can tolerate root asphyxiation caused by prolonged water stagnation on the soil.