Super-Transparent Soil for In Situ Observation of Root Phenotypes.

Jinchun Xie, Qiye Wu, Liping Feng, Junfu Li, Yingjie Zhou, Guo-Zhang Wu, Yongjun Men

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Synthetic soils for ecological and synthetic biology applications.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026
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Jinchun XieState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.

Qiye WuState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.

Liping FengShanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0008-8162-0637

Junfu LiState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.

Yingjie ZhouState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.

Guo-Zhang WuShanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6055-9920

Yongjun MenState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5449-6457

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Abstract

Transparent soil (TS) presents immense potential for root phenotyping due to its ability to facilitate high-resolution imaging. However, challenges related to transparency, mechanical properties, and cost hinder its development. Herein, we introduce super-transparent soil (s-TS) prepared via the droplet method using low acyl gellan gum and hydroxyethyl cellulose crosslinked with magnesium ions. The refractive index of the hydroxyethyl cellulose solution (1.345) closely aligns with that of water (1.333) and the low acyl gellan gum solution (1.340), thereby significantly enhancing the transmittance of hydrogel-based transparent soil. Optimal transmittance (98.45%) is achieved with polymer concentrations ranging from 0.8 to 1.6 wt.% and ion concentrations between 0.01 and 0.09 mol·L

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PhenotypePlant RootsSoilPolysaccharides, Bacterialgellan gumPolysaccharides, BacterialSoilplant culture mediaroot phenotypes observationtransparent soil

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PMID38893550

DOI10.3390/molecules29112677

PMCPMC11173578

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