Soil Fertility Lab Research Protocols

Laboratory Procedures

• Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon
• Autoclaved-Citrate Extractable (ACE) Soil Protein
• Soil Respiration
• Soil Texture
• Grinding Soil (to prepare for analysis)
• DRIFTS (mid-IR spectroscopy)
• Wet Aggregate Stability
• Soil Inorganic Nitrogen

Field Procedures

• Calculating Grain Yields