Results: Elemental Wetland Root and Rhizosphere Preservation and Imaging
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This method provides researchers with a new way to prepare aquatic plant roots, the surrounding rhizosphere and bulk soil for elemental imaging techniques. The main advantage of this method is that it's relatively quick and affordable while also a
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We describe a protocol to sample, preserve, and section intact roots and the surrounding rhizosphere soil from wetland environments using rice (Oryza sativa L.) as a model species. Once preserved, the sample can be analyzed using elemental imaging techniques, such as synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF) chemical speciation imaging.