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Mail sol. C99

Internal Solution-ID: S6090

Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Soil
(air-dried, sieved, garden loam)
trace g - -
1 Put a layer about 1 cm deep of air-dried, sieved good calcareous garden loam into a test tube or jar. (The use of mud from rivers or ponds is rarely satisfactory.) Carefully add deionised water to a depth of 7 to 10 cm, plug or cover, and steam for one hour or autoclave for 15 minutes at 15 psi (longer for larger vessels) on each of 2 consecutive days; further sterilisation is not needed. Allow to stand for a further day before inoculating, when the pH should be between 7.0 - 8.0.
C99 S/W