LECO instruments help to monitor environmental impact and manage agricultural resources more efficiently by monitoring composition of arable soils, crops, and fertilizers, as well as determining optimum nutrition values for animal feed.
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Determination: Comparing Two Different Approaches to Acid Treatment in Preparation for Combustion Analysis
Macro Combustion Analysis for Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Protein Determinator
Explore 828 Series
Thermogravimetric Analysis of Moisture, Ash, Volatile Content, and Loss-on-Ignition
Explore TGA801
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Carbon and nitrogen are two of the primary nutrients of vital importance to the physiology of plants. Carbon content in soil plays in important role in the growth and development of plants. Plant foods or fertilizers with blends of multiple plant nutrients often including nitrogen. The amount of nitrogen in the fertilizer is optimized for the plant type that is being grown. The LECO 828 and 928 series of determinators can quantify the amount of carbon and nitrogen in soils, fertilizers, and plants. This webinar will focus on quantifying both carbon and nitrogen in these matrices.
Sulfur is one of the essential macronutrients required for plant growth, aiding the formation of amino acids and proteins, as well as chlorophyll formation. Initiatives to reduce sulfur emissions have led to less sulfur being deposited in soil, causing an increased use of sulfur-containing fertilizers; resulting in an increased demand for sulfur determination in fertilizers, soils and plant tissue. This webinar will outline several combustion based approaches for sulfur determination in these materials. Lloyd Allen
Water content in soil and plant tissue is an important parameter that can influence crop growth, yield, and quality. In addition, moisture plays an important role in commerce and storage of food products. Determination of ash in soil can be used to approximate the organic content of the soil.
