描述一个具有成本效益的基于凝的透明土壤
Kanghu Li1,2, Lin Ma3, Yang Gao1,4
1Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Institute of Farmland Irrigation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China.
Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 27, 2023
概括
在透明土壤 (TS) 中对Phytagel的经济替代品进行了根系表型化测试. 在降低成本的同时,Biodee和Coolaber影响了TS的透明度和机械性能.
科学领域:
- 植物科学 植物科学
- 材料科学是一种材料科学.
背景情况:
- 透明土壤 (TS) 可以在体内进行根系表型化,但受到高试剂成本的限制.
- 优化TS生产成本对于更广泛的研究应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估使用经济的Phytagel替代品 (Biodee,Coolaber) 的可行性,以降低透明土壤生产成本.
- 量化这些替代品对有关根生长和成像的TS特性的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用Biodee和Coolaber Phytagel替代品在不同聚合物和交叉连接剂度下制备TS珠子.
- 包括透明度,机械强度,颗粒大小,多孔性和稳定性在内的TS特性被全面评估.
- 性能与使用Sigma的Phytagel制作的TS进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 与Sigma Phytagel相比,Biodee和Coolaber显著降低了TS透明度和崩压力.
- 由于机械完整性降低,需要更小的生长盒尺寸,尽管仍然超过20厘米×19厘米.
- 在三个Phytagel品牌之间没有观察到孔隙性和稳定性的显著差异.
结论:
- 经济的Phytagel替代品可以降低透明土壤生产成本.
- 这些替代方案影响TS的光学和机械性能,需要在实验设置中进行调整.
- 进一步的研究可以优化TS配方,使用具有成本效益的试剂,用于更广泛的根表型化应用.
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