Routine procedures for determining copper, zinc, manganese and iron in plant materials

1980

Research organisatons

Trial details

Researcher(s) M de Vries
K Tiller
Year(s) 1980
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Waite, SA
Routine procedures for determining copper, zinc, manganese and iron in plant materials locations
Aims

To compare digestion methods for plant analysis.

Key messages
  • Nitric and perchloric or nitric, perchloric and sulphuric acid digestion of plant material was compared for routine analysis of plant copper, manganese, zinc and iron.
  • International plant standard samples from an international comparison were used.
  • Tri acid (nitric, perchloric and sulphuric) digestions are simple, fast and safe and should be used in preference to di-acid digestion.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Related program More Profit from Crop Nutrition
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil: Testing method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Not applicable

Waite 1980

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

de Vries M, Tiller K (1980) Routine procedures for determining Cu, zinc, Mn and Fe in plant materials. CSIRO Division of Soils Divisional Report No. 50, Adelaide.

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Trial last modified: 07-05-2019 17:14pm AEST