Northeastern Regional Publication No. 493
3rd Edition
Agricultural Experiment Stations of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia
Prepared by:
The Northeast Coordinating Committee for Soil Testing
(NEC-1012)
Revised July 1, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Maurice L. Horton,USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Northeast Coordinating Commitee on Soil Testing (NEC1012)
Introduction: Soil Testing in the Northeastern United States
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Ann Wolf and Josh McGrath
Chapter 1: Laboratory Quality Assurance Programs
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Bruce Hoskins
Chapter 2: Soil Sample Preparation and Extraction
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Bruce Hoskins and Donald Ross
Chapter 3: Recommended Soil pH and Lime Requirement Tests
- J. Thomas Sims and Donald Eckert
Chapter 4: Recommended Soil Nitrate Tests
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Gary Griffin, William Jokela, Donald Ross, Dawn Pettrinelli, Thomas Morris and Ann Wolf
Chapter 5: Recommended Soil Tests for Macro and Micronutrients
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Ann Wolf and Douglas Beegle
Chapter 6: Recommended Soil Tests for Boron
- Bruce Hoskins
Chapter 7: Recommended Soil Sulfate-S Tests
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Rabinder Singh, D. K. Bhumbla and R. F. Keefer
Chapter 8: Recommended Soil Organic Matter Tests
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E. E. Schulte and Bruce Hoskins
Chapter 9: Recommended Methods for Determining Soil Cation Exchange Capacity
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Donald Ross and Quirine Ketterings
Chapter 10: Recommended Soluble Salts Tests
- Karen Gartley, University of Delaware
Chapter 11: Recommended Soil Tests for Extractable Lead
- Dawn Pettinelli, University of Connecticut
Chapter 12: Recommended Soil Test for Silicon
- Joseph Heckman and Ann Wolf
Chapter 13: Recommended Test Procedures for Greenhouse Growth Media
- Daryl Warncke
Chapter 14: Interpretation of Soil Testing Results
- Douglas Beegle
