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What is the best method to determine mineral nitrogen in a soil...

David Hague  Follow

 I think we,all the colleagues , have well discussed the question raised.

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Bill Gillooly  Follow

Hi all,
Thanks for your sharing. In my lab, people used the continuous flow isotope mass spectrometer with elemental analyzer (Flash 2000 Delta V Advantage, Thermo Fisher Scientific.


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Craig Brown  Follow

Hi all. You guys recommended methods but non of you mentioned about you experience in measuring mineral and and your % Recovery. There is serious problem in extracting with KCl (impurities) and low levels of mineral N in soil even after fertilizer application. Please look at your standard curves of N prepared in 2 M Kcl and then answere the question. Dr Naser Pakrou

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Arshu Khan  Follow

I agree with the method of soil mineral N extraction and analysis suggested/ referred by Dr. Preeti Verma.

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Bob Clark  Follow

Hi all. You guys recommended methods but non of you mentioned about you experience in measuring mineral and and your % r

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Bruce Gordon  Follow

As mentioned by Mr.Elephant and Dr.Wehr,the NO3,NO2 and NH4 can be estimated in 2M KCl extract of soil.As the amount of NO2 N is   less  in 2N KCI extract,usually NO3 and NH4 will  be estimated.The amounts of these ions can be estimated by distillation,autoanlyser/flow injection and colorimimetric methods.While NH4 is estimated by Indophenol blue colour method,NO3 can be estimated by several methods like cadmium reduction,nitrate specific ion electrode and phenoldisulphonic acid method.Nitrite is estimated by sulphanilic acid method.Over time these methods have been modified by several workers.

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Digital Tech & Business Innovation  Follow

Soil mineral - N is NH4+ —N + NO3- —N. NH4+ —N concentration can be extracted by 2 M KCl and analyzed by using the phenate method (1). NO3- —N concentration can be analyzed by the phenol disulphonic acid method after extraction by CaSO4 (2).
See the following reference and attached paper
1- APHA, 1985
2- Jackson, 1958

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António José Rodrigues Rebelo  Follow

The supernantnat of extract obtained by 2 M KCL, if anlyzed by continuos flow-injection autoanlyzer provides the best estimate of mineral N fractions in the soil.

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Alyssa Morrill  Follow

Hello All
Can some provide me the reference and methodology for mineral nitrogen determination by 1M KCl extracting method.
Thanks


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David York  Follow

Plz. find attached file for mineral -N determination. See at page No. 69-73.

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Comet  Follow
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