Root growth inhibition of the holorganic layer of moder humus under spruce (Picae abies KARST.) and beech (Fagus Silvatica L.)

A test of root growth inhibition of spruce and beech roots, according to Lynch's procedure (1977), shows the inhibitory effects of soil solution extracted from the holorganic layers (Of2-Oh) under beech and spruce. Molecular gel filtration of soil solutions shows that the molecular weights vary over a wide range, from less than 100 to over 40,000 daltons.