Soil sample storage conditions affect measurements of pH, potassium, and nitrogen
Maya Sollen‐Norrlin,
Naomi Laura Jane Rintoul‐Hynes
Abstract:Soil quality monitoring schemes are a useful tool for assessing the potential of soils to perform desired services such as agricultural productivity. When researchers or other stakeholders wish to compare results between different schemes or studies, failure to consider differences in soil sample storage conditions presents a significant potential for error. Here, we compared levels of nitrogen and potassium, as well as pH, in agricultural soil samples stored under three different conditions (refrigerated, fro… Show more
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