Soil Cores (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

Soil Cores

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Soil cores with hairy vetch roots inside, ready to be buried in the field. After they are pulled back up, the soil will be washed off and the root biomass measured to look at rates of decomposition.

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Taylor Sievers.

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