Meanings
alternative Sachs' solution
- A plant nutrient solution (fertilizer) consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium chloride, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium phosphate, and ferric chloride.
It will be noticed that, in addition to the elements given above, Pfeffer's solution also contains chlorine, while Sachs's solution contains not only chlorine, but sodium.
1946, Walter Stiles, Trace Elements in Plants and Animals, page 21 more example
In the two succeeding experiments two species of plants were grown in each of five conditions, namely: (1) Soil and tap water, (2) sand and tap water, (3) tap water without substratum, (4) Sachs's solution without substratum, and (5) Sachs's solution with sand substratum.
1905, Raymond Haines Pond, The Biological Relation of Aquatic Plants to the Substratum, pages 506–507
Origin
Named after Julius von Sachs.
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