Plant Analysis

Plant Analysis

Plant analysis offers insight into the seen and unseen aspects of crop nutrition. Knowing the visual symptoms of plant nutrient deficiencies is helpful, but it is not always easy. If diagnosing a problem, the paired analysis of good and bad plant samples, along with good and bad soil samples, will provide the most useful information.

The analyses listed below are the most common services we offer. If you do not see what you are looking for, please contact us for more information.

Plant Analysis Packages

  • Complete Nutrient Analysis: total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, boron, copper, iron, manganese, zinc; chloride included with small grain plant samples
  • ICP Nutrient Analysis: phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, boron, copper, iron, manganese, zinc
  • Potato Petiole Complete: nitrate-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, boron, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, aluminum
  • Corn Stalk Nitrate-Nitrogen Test

Additional Analyses

  • Dry matter/moisture
  • Nitrate-Nitrogen
  • Phosphate-Phosphorus
  • Chloride
  • Carbon, total
  • Carbon:Nitrogen ratio (C:N ratio)
  • Aluminum, total
  • Molybdenum, total

Foreign Materials

We hold USDA-APHIS permits to import regulated material from foreign countries. Please contact us for details.