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Soil and Root Sampling

We collect soil and root samples from many of our plots so we can look at a couple things:

  • Nutrient status over time including:
    • plant available phosphorus
    • exchangeable potassium
    • calcium
    • magnesium
    • sodium
    • total nitrogen, phosphorous, and carbon

 

  • Effects of grazing management on belowground biomass. Comparing root length density and root surface area of pasture grasses in paddocks grazed to different forage heights.