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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AGRY 55500 - Soil And Plant Analysis


Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles and methods of chemical analysis of plants and soils. Topics include soil carbon analysis, exchangeable cations, soil acidity, salinity, pesticide analysis, and elemental analysis of plant tissue and forage analysis. Quantitative gravimetric and volumetric techniques are reviewed followed by use of instrumental methods of analysis including atomic absorption, UV/Visible spectrometry, HPLC, and gas chromatography. Laboratory safety, quality assurance/quality control, and data reporting are emphasized. Students having at lease one year of chemistry including a quantitative analysis laboratory will be suitably prepared. Typically offered Spring.