Tissue: Field & Row Crops
Crop | Plant Part to Sample | Time of Sampling |
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Alfalfa | Midstems for NO3-N, PO4-P, K Leaves for SO4-S Tops for Mo, B | 1/10 Bloom |
Asparagus | Fern needles 4″ tip section | September |
Cabbage/Lettuce | Midrib of wrapper leaf | Heading |
Cantaloupe/Cucumber | Petioles of 6th leaf/ from growing tips 6-8 true leaves | Early fruit set |
Corn | Midrib from young mature leaf Midrib from leaf opposite ear Leaf – young mature Leaf opposite ear | Before ear formation After ear formation Before ear formation After ear formation |
Cotton | Young, mature petiole | June thru Sept 15 |
Onion/Garlic | “Y” leaf from 6” plant height to pre-harvest | Pre-harvest |
Sorghum/Milo | Young mature leaf | Pre-harvest |
Tomato | Full leaf of recently matured leaf (3rd – 4th leaf from growing tip) | Anytime between 1st flower and 1st color |
Wheat/Barley | 2” of above-ground stem | 6” tall to pre-harvest |