AgLAM Activities
- Technical presentation by invited instrument supplier
- Technical visit to related manufacturing plant, laboratories & government departments
- Technical training on soil, plant, fertilizer, compost and effluent analysis Biannual seminar on Advances in Soil, Plant, Fertilizer, Compost & Effluent Analysis (ASPFA)
Area of Testing
Proficiency Testing
Proficiency testing is an external quality and accuracy assessment process that tests unknown specimens from an outside source to ensure accurate lab testing results.
AgLAM conducts proficiency testing for 3 rounds per year with participants ranging from plantation companies, university, government, commercial company and commercial laboratories. 3 meetings are conducted every year at selected venues to discuss on the programme.
Soil
pH, Conductivity, Organic Carbon, Total N, Total P, Available P, Exchangeable Cations (K, Ca, Mg & Na), CEC, Mechanical Analysis (clay, silt, fine & course sand)
Compost
Moisture, pH, Orgnanic N, Organic C, Total P, Total K, Total Mg, Total Cu, Total B
Effluent
Moisture, pH, Organic N, Organic C, Total P, Total K, Total Mg, Total Cu, Total B
Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Magnesium
Plant
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Sulphur, Chloride
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