USING ACETIC-ACID TO WASH ROOTS FROM CALCAREOUS SOIL

Authors
MITCHELL AR SHOUSE PJ RECHEL EA
Citation
Ar. Mitchell et al., USING ACETIC-ACID TO WASH ROOTS FROM CALCAREOUS SOIL, Communications in soil science and plant analysis, 24(15-16), 1993, pp. 1845-1848
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science","Plant Sciences","Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Communications in soil science and plant analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00103624
Volume
24
Issue
15-16
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1845 - 1848
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-3624(1993)24:15-16<1845:UATWRF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Washing clay soil from roots is difficult, time consuming, and potenti ally destructive to roots. The objective of this study was to test a p rocedure using acetic acid to wash roots from calcareous clay soil. Th ree concentrations of acetic acid and water were tested on cores in th e laboratory with the highest concentration (2.5M) found to be the mos t effective. The most concentrated acetic acid solution was used with favorable results in the trench-profile method of root counting in the field. There was no damage to roots by the acid in any treatment.