PLANT NUTRITION LABORATORY

• Specialising in hydroponic techniques in glasshouses

• Experimental soil nutrient status trials

• Sample preparation and analysis

• Diagnosis of plant nutrient disorders (including trace element)

• Rapid tissue testing techniques (for field use)

• Digestion (acid),  dry ashing of experimental samples

• Purification of nutrient solutions using ion specific exchange resins

• Projects in Thailand, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, PNG (with ACIAR and Aus Aid)

Soil nutrient omission trial

Hydroponic experiments               

Repurification of solutions

Developing a growth curve