Mitscherlich vessel

Mitscherlich vessels with barley

The Mitscherlich vessel is an experimental vessel developed by Eilhard Alfred Mitscherlich and named after him; it is used to carry out vessel experiments in plant cultivation and soil science.

construction

The vessel consists of three parts, which are made of enamelled sheet metal:

Upper part that can hold approx. 6 kg of soil.
Insert washer that covers the opening on the underside of the upper part.
Lower part that catches water seeping through the covered opening.

The three-part structure ensures that no water can build up in the vessel. Excess water collects in the lower part. This water can contain nutrients that have been released from the soil in the vessel. This eluate has to be collected, especially in container tests on the effect of fertilizers , in order not to falsify the test results.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Karl Scharrer, Hans Linser: Handbook of Plant Nutrition and fertilization . Springer, 1965, ISBN 978-3-211-80977-8 , pp. 1164 ( books.google.de ).
^ Bulletin - The International Union of Soil Sciences , No. 9 1956.

[Karl_Scharrer,_Hans_Linser-1] Karl Scharrer, Hans Linser: Handbook of Plant Nutrition and fertilization . Springer, 1965, ISBN 978-3-211-80977-8 , pp. 1164 ( books.google.de ).

[2] Bulletin - The International Union of Soil Sciences , No. 9 1956.