Nail-board method of root sampling

J. L. Schuster; C. H. Wasser

doi:10.2307/3895317

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Nail-board method of root sampling

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Authors:

J. L. Schuster, C. H. Wasser

Year:

1964

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2307/3895317

Source:

Journal of Range Management. 17(2): 85-87.

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Abstract

A method of exposing root systems of individual plants or plant communities has been developed and used successfully at the Manitou Experimental Forest in Colorado. Called the nail-board method, it incorporates techniques used by Pavlychenko (1937), Weaver and Darland (1949), and especially adapts those of de Roo (1957). Soil monoliths containing root samples are excavated in a nail-studded frame. The nails retain the roots in their natural positions while the soil is washed away. The method proved effective in sampling root systems of native ranges and should be adaptable to crop plants.

Keywords

nail-board method, root sampling, range management

Citation

Schuster, J. L.; Wasser, C. H. 1964. Nail-board method of root sampling. Journal of Range Management. 17(2): 85-87.