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. 2024 Aug 24;56(1):20240025. doi: 10.2478/jofnem-2024-0025

Table 3b.

Soil sample chemistry analyses, abbreviations, and definitions.

Parameter Methodology
Soil pH Soil pH-soil pH 1:1 (1 volume of soil in 1 volume of water)
% OM % Organic Matter-Measure of organic matter in soil by % LOI
NO3 Nitrate ppm-Nitrate, KCl extractable
K Potassium ppm-extracted by ammonium acetate
SO4 Sulfate ppm-extracted by Mehlich S-III
Zn Zinc ppm-DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) micronutrient extraction method
Fe Iron ppm-DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) micronutrient extraction method
Mn Manganese ppm-DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) micronutrient extraction method
Cu Copper ppm-DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) micronutrient extraction method
Ca Calcium ppm-extracted by ammonium acetate
Mg Magnesium ppm-extracted by ammonium acetate
Na Sodium ppm-extracted by ammonium acetate
B Boron ppm-hot water extracted
CEC CEC (meq/100g)-Cation Exchange Capacity: Sum (in meq) of the 4 cations(K+Ca+Mg+Na+)/100g soil
% H %H Sat-%Base Saturation
% K %K Sat-%Base Saturation
% Ca %Ca Sat-%Base Saturation
% Mg %Mg Sat-%Base Saturation
% Na %Na Sat-%Base Saturation
Cl- Chloride ppm-Chloride
P Phosphorus ppm-Phosphorus, extracted by Mehlich P-III