Analytical Services

This brochure contains detailed instructions of the correct method for taking different types of sample for analysis.

Sampling Instructions

Analytical Services - Sampling Instructions

The Analytical Services Sampling Instructions booklet includes information on the following subjects: 

The Importance of Careful Sampling 

Do’s and Don’ts when sampling 

Sample packaging available from the laboratories 

Sampling Instructions for Soil Analysis (Arable, Grassland including Amenity Grass and Fruit) 

Sampling Paths 

Sampling Instructions for Leaf or Herbage from Arable Crops and Grassland 

Sampling Instructions for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) 

Sampling Instructions for Potato Petiole Analysis 

Optimum Plant Part and Timing for Leaf Analysis 

View or download the Sampling Instructions booklet as a PDF (454 KB).