Publication Date
1997
Description
The objective of this study was to examine the morphology of macropores with respect to drainage and water-retention in the root zones under grassland soils. Soil samples were taken in Japan, the U.K. and China. The structures of macropores were studied threedimensionally by examining the macropore morphology using Xrays and contrast media. The pore morphology studied in grassland soils indicate that the shapes of most macropores in drainage and water-retention pores were formed by roots. The pores formed by grass roots were found to play an important part in the macropore forms found in grassland soils.
Citation
Sato, K and Moroizumi, T, "X-Ray Stereoscopic Radiographs of Macropore Structures Formed by the Roots in Grassland Soils" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session16/16
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X-Ray Stereoscopic Radiographs of Macropore Structures Formed by the Roots in Grassland Soils
The objective of this study was to examine the morphology of macropores with respect to drainage and water-retention in the root zones under grassland soils. Soil samples were taken in Japan, the U.K. and China. The structures of macropores were studied threedimensionally by examining the macropore morphology using Xrays and contrast media. The pore morphology studied in grassland soils indicate that the shapes of most macropores in drainage and water-retention pores were formed by roots. The pores formed by grass roots were found to play an important part in the macropore forms found in grassland soils.
