Hi. Not very often does a soil scientist pose a question on the listserv. Anyway, I am writing about the morphology and genesis of soil organic matter from a micromorphology perspective. Clearly, the source of nearly all of the organic matter in the soil is from plants. In thin sections of soil horizons near the soil surface, you can easily see fragments of the plants that have not completely decomposed. I am searching for textbooks that show the various components of the plants in thinsection before they reach the soil surface (for example the cross section of an undecomposed leaf or root). There seems to be many books that have diagrams, but the actual photograph would be better.
Can anyone suggest reference books that show photographs of a range of plant components in thin section? Thank you. Mark Mark H. Stolt Associate Professor of Pedology and Soil-Environmental Science Department of Natural Resources Science 112 Kingston Coastal Institute 1 Greenhouse Road University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 voice 401-874-2915 fax 401-874-4561 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
