Can mid-infrared diffuse reflectance analysis predict nutrient and micronutrient concentration in soils?

1999

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Roger Armstrong
I Bertrand
RE Holloway
Les Janik
Mike McLaughlin
Year(s) 1999
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Eyre Peninsula, SA
Can mid-infrared diffuse reflectance analysis predict nutrient and micronutrient concentration in soils? locations
Aims

To test mid infrared analysis to estimate micronutrient concentrations in soils.

Key messages
  • Fifty alkaline cropping soils form southern Australia were sampled and analysed for micronutrients.
  • Mid infrared spectra for eahc soil was also obtained and partial least squared regression used to estimate micronutrient content.
  • Very good correlations wbetween MIR and measured micronutrient concentrations and offfers an attactive alternative to traditional techniques.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
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 Unknown

Eyre Peninsula 1999

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

Bertrand I, Janik L, Holloway RE, Armstrong RD, McLaughlin M (2000) Can mid infrared diffues reflectance analysis predict nutrient and micronutrient concentration in soils? In Soil 2000: New Horizons for a New Century. Australian and New Zealand National Soils Conference 2000. Lincoln, New Zealand. (Eds J Adams, A Metherell) Volume 2 pp. 19. Australian Society of Soil Science:

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