lab worker screens the soil.
Water is measured to determine the volume of soil by water displacement
Soil and water are stirred before separation in the elutriator
Optimize Extraction Conditions
Ensure that Baermann funnels are not leaking and that tissue does not wick water from funnel
Standardize All Aspects of Technique
The angle at which the sieve is held may alter the effective pore size and the efficiency of nematode recovery