Soil Solution Sampling – what’s in a name?
November 25, 2010
If you want to sample the liquid residing in soil pores – soil solution sampling – we recommend you use one of two methods – a ceramic cup or a Rhizon Sampler. Both have common parts: a porous cup, a tube and a connection to put the system under negative pressure.
If you look at the definition of a rhizome which is ‘a horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes’ you quickly see that Rhizon is a very apt name – it acts like a root absorbing the moisture from the soil for analysis off site. Clever!
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