Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Services

Soil C monitoring in the South Island High Country.

Soil C monitoring in the South Island High Country.

The laboratory offers a range of analytical services on soil, plant and water samples to both company and external clients, including:

  • Chemical analyses of soils for soil classification / soil survey purposes
  • Chemical analyses of soils for fertility assessment
  • Soil analysis for research purposes, e.g., C and nutrient cycling
  • Soil analysis for biochemical properties such as microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen
  • Particle size and bulk density analysis of soils
  • Plant analysis for major and minor nutrients
  • Plant analysis for breakdown and browser palatability studies, e.g., tannins, phenolics and lignin
  • Water analysis for cations, anions and nutrients
  • Measuring carbon levels in flood waters as part of erosion monitoring