Effect of mucilage on water properties in the rhizosphere monitored by 1H-NMR relaxometry

• Published in: Microporous and mesoporous materials Vol. 269; pp. 47 - 50
• Main Authors: Brax, Mathilde, Buchmann, Christian, Schaumann, Gabriele Ellen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.10.2018
• Subjects: 1H NMR relaxometry; Gel effect; Hierarchical pore structure; Mucilage; Gel effect; Hierarchical pore structure; Mucilage; 1H NMR relaxometry

Mucilage produced at the root tips is a soil-born biohydrogel, whose framework is a three-dimensional polysaccharidic polymer network, which can contain over 90% water. The specific biohydrogel properties of mucilage, such as volumetric expansion and shrinkage, affect soil mechanical and hydraulic p...