Milling plant and soil material in plastic tubes over-estimates carbon and under-estimates nitrogen concentrations

Stuart W. Smith; A. H. Jean Robertson; Andrew A. Meharg; Robin J. Pakeman; David Johnson; Sarah J. Woodin; René van der Wal

doi:10.1007/s11104-013-1599-y

Milling plant and soil material in plastic tubes over-estimates carbon and under-estimates nitrogen concentrations

Stuart W. Smith
, A. H. Jean Robertson
, Andrew A. Meharg
, Robin J. Pakeman
, David Johnson
, Sarah J. Woodin
, René van der Wal

School of Applied Sciences

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Abstract

Milling of plant and soil material in plastic tubes, such as microcentrifuge tubes, over-estimates carbon (C) and under-estimates nitrogen (N) concentrations due to the introduction of polypropylene into milled samples, as identified using Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-513
Number of pages	5
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume	369
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1599-y
Publication status	Published - 25 Jan 2013

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