Kjeldahl digestion (Plantae)

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Description

Standard Kjeldahl digestion method for determining total nitrogen and phosphorus content in plant tissues through acid digestion followed by colorimetric analysis.

Typical Equipment

Kjeldatherm digestion block
SmartChem 200 discrete analyser

Output Measurements

tissue nitrogen content
tissue phosphorus content
leaf N:P ratio
root N:P ratio

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Aboveground resilience to species loss but belowground resistance to nitrogen addition in a montane plant community

2017Journal of Plant Ecologyusing