From the soil to the irrigation water, we assist producers with in-depth knowledge of their resources to support sustainable and productive farming practices.
Client Challenge
Characterising a plot, steering fertilisation, checking irrigation-water suitability, and documenting an export-oriented agronomic approach.
Key Analyses
- Soils: composition, granulometry, texture, fertility
- Irrigation water, natural & fresh water, wastewater
- Fertilisers and foliar products
- Macro- and micronutrients, metals by ICP
Methods
- Soil pH — ISO 10390 : 2021
- Soil electrical conductivity — NM ISO 11265 : 1994
- Active limestone — NF X 31-106 : 2002
- Moisture (soil) — In-house method
- Total nitrogen (soil) — In-house method
- Organic carbon — In-house method
- Phosphorus (P₂O₅) — In-house method
- Ammonium (soil) — In-house method
- Nitrates (soil) — In-house method
- Calcium (Ca) — In-house method
- Magnesium (Mg) — In-house method
- Sodium (Na) — In-house method
- Potassium (K) — In-house method
- Copper (Cu) — In-house method
- Iron (Fe) — In-house method
- Manganese (Mn) — In-house method
- Zinc (Zn) — In-house method
- Metals by ICP-MS — In-house method
- Boron — In-house method
- Chlorides (soil) — In-house method
- Sulfates (soil) — In-house method
- Alkalinity (soil) — In-house method
- pH (water) — NM ISO 10523 : 2012
- Electrical conductivity (water) — NM ISO 7888 : 2001
- Nitrates (UV spectrophotometry) — In-house method
- Temperature — In-house method
- Colour — In-house method
- Odour — In-house method
- Turbidity — In-house method
- Hardness — In-house method
- Alkalinity (water) — In-house method
- Dry residue — In-house method
- Suspended solids (TSS) — In-house method
- COD — In-house method
- BOD — In-house method
- Permanganate index — In-house method
- Total phosphorus — In-house method
- Orthophosphates — In-house method
- Kjeldahl nitrogen — In-house method
- Chlorides (water) — In-house method
- Sulfates (water) — In-house method
- Fluorides — In-house method
- Ammonium (water) — In-house method
- Nitrites — In-house method
- Chromium VI — In-house method
- Phenol index — In-house method
- Surfactants — In-house method
- Heavy metals by optical ICP — In-house method
- Oils & fats — In-house method
- Silica — In-house method
- TOC — In-house method
- Dissolved O₂ — In-house method
- Free CO₂ — In-house method
Standards
- NM ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Accreditation (SEMAC) — soil & water parameters
- In-house method
Typical Clients
- Agricultural farms and cooperatives
- Agronomic and environmental consulting firms
- Research institutes
- Input producers and distributors
