The desired analyses must be checked and the crop listed. Special care should be taken to submit clean samples in paper bags provided by the Lab. 3. Sample Processing a. Plant tissue samples received at the Lab are organized by grower and sample number then assigned lab numbers. The analyses desired are recorded. The samples are dried overnight then ground for analysis.
Samples paid in full have priority over research samples.
These sufficiency ranges correspond to the sampling guidelines formulated by the University Extension Service. The plant tissue analysis reports list the specific nutrient sufficiency ranges for most of the types of plants submitted. Sufficiency ranges, however, have not been established for many types of plants not commonly grown on a commercial basis. A comparison of the results from a healthy sample with the results from an unhealthy sample will be helpful in a situation where sufficiency ranges cannot be used. Reports for County samples are e-mailed to the County then forwarded by the County to the client.