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pH · Buffered pH · Organic Matter LOI · Phosphorus-Bray · Phosphorus-Olsen · Phosphorus-Mehlich-3 · Potassium · Sulfur · Zinc · Sodium · Calcium · Magnesium · Cationic Exchange Capacity (CEC) · Base Saturations · Boron · Copper · Iron · Manganese · Nitrate-N · Ammonium-N · Electrical Conductivity · Texture · Bulk Density · Moisture · CO2 Respiration (24Hr) · Available Water Capacity · Aggregate Stability · Total Organic Carbon (TOC) · Inorganic Carbon · Total Carbon · Active Carbon (POXC) · Water Extractable Organic Carbon (WEOC) · Water Extractable Organic Nitrogen (WEON) · Total Water Extractable Nitrogen (WEN) · Microbial Biomass · Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi · ACE Protein Assay · 255+ Pathogens · Archaea · Bacteria · Bacterial Diversity · Fungi · Fungi to Bacteria Ratio · Protist · Protist to Bacteria Ratio · Microbial Growth Rate · Oxygen Availability · Denitrification Potential · Nitrate Ammonification Potential · Nitrification Potential · Phosphorus Mineralization Potential · Phosphorus Solubilization Potential · Urea Volatilization Potential ·
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Chemistry

  • Macronutrients — Phosphorus (Bray, Olsen, Mehlich-3), Nitrate-N, Ammonium-N, Mehlich-3: Potassium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Calcium
  • Micronutrients — Mehlich-3: Boron, Copper, Manganese, Zinc
  • Other — pH, Buffered pH (Sikora), Organic Matter (Loss on Ignition), Electrical Conductivity (EC), Cationic Exchange Capacity (CEC), DTPA Zn Regression, Ammonium Acetate Regression (NH4OAc-Ca), Base Saturations: Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium

Biology

  • 255+ Pathogens — Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Fusarium, Phytophthora, Aphanomyces, Verticillium, nematodes
  • Microbiome Composition — Archaea, Bacteria, Bacterial Diversity, Fungi, Fungi to Bacteria Ratio, Protist, Protist to Bacteria Ratio
  • Microbiome Activity — Microbial Growth Rate, Oxygen Availability
  • Nutrient Cycling — Denitrification Potential, Nitrate Ammonification Potential, Nitrification Potential, Phosphorus Mineralization Potential, Phosphorus Solubilization Potential, Urea Volatilization Potential
  • Beneficial Microbes — Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Free-Living Nitrogen Fixation Potential, Mesorhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium leguminosarum, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Total Mycorrhizal Fungi

Soil Health

  • Physical Measurements — Texture, Bulk Density, Moisture, Organic Matter (Loss on Ignition), Available Water Capacity, Aggregate Stability modified
  • Carbon — Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Inorganic Carbon, Total Carbon, Active Carbon (POXC), Water Extractable Organic Carbon (WEOC)
  • Nitrogen — Water Extractable Organic Nitrogen (WEON), Water Extractable Inorganic Nitrogen, Total Water Extractable Nitrogen (WEN), ACE Protein Assay
  • Biology — Microbial Biomass, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF), Fungi to Bacteria Ratio, CO2 Respiration (24Hr)

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