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If you are interested in having samples analyzed, please consult the table below and fill out the preliminary request form. You will receive by fax or e-mail the final quote for the services requested. In the case of international samples, we will also send you the plant sanitary requisites stipulated by the Colombian Agriculture and Livestock Institute (ICA) and complied by CIAT.


For further information contact:
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Type of Analysis and Price List

Prices in list correspond to the complete package. If you are just interested in analyzing the samples for one or several elements, the analysis of each element will cost Col$7,000 (US$3.50). More than 50 samples have a 10% discount.

Type of analysis

Elements and substances analyzed*

Price

Col$

US$

Soil

Basic O.M., pH, P, K, Ca, Mg, Al, Na

35,000

17

Complete Basic + CEC, S, B, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn + texture

80,000

40

Salinity Ca, Mg, K, Na, CEC, EC
Further soluble cations (K, Na, Ca, Mg), and soluble anions (SO4=, CO3=, NO3-, HCO3-, Cl-)

75,000

38

Fertilizer/organic manure N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, C, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn

60,000

30

N characterization Total N, N-NH4+, N-NO3-

7,000 each

3.50 each

Leaves

Basic N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S

30,000

15

Complete Basic + B, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe

55,000

28

Other elements Al, Na, Cr, Si, C, Mo

7,000 each

3.50 each

Water

  Ca, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B.
Cl-, SO4=, CO3=, HCO3-, PO4=, NO3-, NH4+.
pH, EC, hardness, alkalinity

80,000

40

Nutritional parameters (food/forages) Protein, fats, fiber (crude, neutral, acid), lignin, ash, moisture

40,000

20

*O.M. = organic matter; CEC = cation exchange capacity; EC = electric conductivity. Cation valences or charges have been eliminated to simplify table.


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