Analysis is an important part of good horticultural practice and fundamental in the decision making process of today’s businesses in this specialist sector.

NRM’s accurate and timely analytical capability can provide the horticulture sector with a range of analyses to improve plant development for growers.

Soil and plant foliar tests guide grower’s decisions on soil fertility and plant nutrition. Water tests are available to determine the suitability for irrigation in relation to soil water deficit.  Fruit can be tested for storage suitability.  Topsoil can be examined for potentially zootoxic and phytotoxic elements and soil physio-chemical tests can help determine the soil textural classification, cation exchange, organic matter and pH.

Compost is used widely in horticulture and helps to improve soil structure and enrich the nutrient content of the soil.  As a result of the Landfill Directive and the Quality Compost Protocol there is an increasing interest in composting and NRM, which is an approved laboratory for compost testing, can provide analysis of composted waste under the Composting Association BSI PAS 100 Certification Scheme.

1. Flexible, high quality service to meet customer’s needs;
   
2. Bespoke analytical packages available;
   
3. Laboratory recognised with independent accreditation standards;
   
4. Wide range of analyses available to the horticultural sector.