I have air dried and freeze dried my leaf sample .After grinding can I store it in a cool and dark place at room temperature until analysis....?
Which analysis do you plan? The storage conditions shall not allow any change of the properties to be measured.
Claude-Alain Roulet I am planning for HPLC analysis
Yes, make sure you use air tight package, and don't forget to analyse moisture content of the dried materials.
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