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SUBMITTER: Downie H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3439476 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Downie Helen H Holden Nicola N Otten Wilfred W Spiers Andrew J AJ Valentine Tracy A TA Dupuy Lionel X LX
PloS one 20120911 9
Understanding of soil processes is essential for addressing the global issues of food security, disease transmission and climate change. However, techniques for observing soil biology are lacking. We present a heterogeneous, porous, transparent substrate for in situ 3D imaging of living plants and root-associated microorganisms using particles of the transparent polymer, Nafion, and a solution with matching optical properties. Minerals and fluorescent dyes were adsorbed onto the Nafion particles ...[more]