Soil and Plant Analysis | Elemental Analysis in Plants

The determination of macro and micronutrients in plant tissues is an important measure used to analyze plant nutritional status and to evaluate the possible need for fertilizer supplementation. The analysis of leaves provides the most information for the deficiency or excess of nutrients in plants. This procedure is often performed using spectrochemical techniques such as Flame Atomic Absorption, ICP-OES and ICP-MS.

 

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Determination of macro and micronutrients in plants using the Agilent 4200 MP AES

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Total metals analysis of digested plant tissue using an Agilent 4200 Microwave Plasma-AES

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