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Analyte Method Reference
Total Nitrogen Combustion - Carlo Erba NA1500 or Elementar Vario Max N/C Analyzer Horneck, Donald A. and Robert O. Miller.  1998. Determination of total nitrogen in plant tissue.  In Y.P. Kalra (ed.) Handbook and Reference Methods for Plant Analysis. CRC Press, New York.

P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, B, Al, Zn, Na, Cd, Ni, Pb, Mo, As, Sr Dry Ash Miller, Robert O. 1998. High-Temperature Oxidation:  Dry Ashing.  In Y.P. Kalra (ed.) Handbook and Reference Methods for Plant Analysis. CRC Press, New York.
P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, B, Al, Zn, Na, Cd, Ni, Pb, Mo, As, S Microwave Digestion Miller, Robert O. 1998. Microwave digestion of plant tissue in a closed vessel. In Y.P. Kalra (ed.) Handbook and Reference Methods for Plant Analysis. CRC Press, New York.
Nitrate Nitrogen Ion-Selective Electrode Miller, Robert O. 1998. Extractable Nitrate in Plant Tissue:  Ion-Selective Electrode Method. In Y.P. Kalra (ed.) Handbook and Reference Methods for Plant Analysis. CRC Press, New York.
Total C Combustion- Fisons NA1500 Elemental Analyzer Pella, E. 1990. Elemental organic analysis. Part 1. Am. Lab 22: 116-125

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