Soil Analysis

As many of the forests in New Zealand suffer from nutrient deficiency or imbalance, determining and treating imbalances prior to planting can ensure that optimal tree growth is achieved. Soil analysis can be used to predict nutrient deficiencies or imbalances at any stage in the forestry lifecycle.

Soil chemical analysis can detect:

  • Phosphorous deficiency
  • Nitrogen deficiency
  • Potassium and magnesium deficiency
  • Unusual factors about the soil, e.g. alkalinity

Veritec conducts Inorganic analyses for elements of interest for forest nutrition and environmental fate using – ICP-OES, AAS, LECO and spectrophotometric methods.