Two-Dimensional Visualization and Quantification of Labile, Inorganic Plant Nutrients and Contaminants in SoilStefan Wagner 1, Christoph Hoefer 2, Thomas Prohaska 1, Jakob Santner 1,3
1Department General, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, 2Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Rhizosphere Ecology and Biogeochemistry Group, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, 3Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Agronomy, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
This protocol presents a workflow for sub-mm 2D visualization of multiple labile inorganic nutrient and contaminant solute species using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) combined with mass spectrometry imaging. Solute sampling and high-resolution chemical analysis are described in detail for quantitative mapping of solutes in the rhizosphere of terrestrial plants.
