Improved method for manual, colorimetric determination of total kjeldahl nitrogen using salicylate

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1804-1807

  Willis, Raymond B ^a   Montgomery, Michael E ^a   Allen, Philip R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; NBS standard bovine liver; NBS standard pine needles; NBS standard tomato leaves; Salicylate; Total kjeldahl nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0000830798     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950522b     Document Type: Article

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