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Lab Methods For Soil Testing

Lab Methods For Soil Testing
By Emma Matcham and Matt Ruark et.al
 
We talk a lot about the importance of soil sampling, but we don’t spend much time talking about what happens to your samples after you send them off to the lab. There are a few different procedures for measuring potassium (K) and phosphorous (P), and knowing which method was used to analyze your samples can help you accurately interpret the lab results.
 
Source : wisc.edu

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