Solvita for nitrogen and carbon in soils?

07 July 2018 0 2K Report

Anyone using Solvita for either nitrogen or carbon measurement? I have started using it and then they changed the protocol and it seems the new protocol doesn't work as well as the old one for my clayey soils.

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