Soil and plant tissue analysis is a proven diagnostic tool and is worthwhile as it helps to determine a plants nutrient requirements by looking for any nutritional imbalances between normal and abnormal  levels.

Tissue testing allows you to get an accurate and 'real time' picture of what is happening in a plant at any given point. The process can identify what nutrients are being taken up by plants, so any deficiencies can be rectified. Tissue testing should ideally be used alongside soil sampling to help understand the flow of nutrients from the soil to the plant, and identify which nutrients are being locked up in the soil, so this can also be rectified.

If you want to maintain and improve plant health and deliver overall quality, then precise nutrition is key. Tissue testing allows growers to make informed decisions about nutrition throughout the growing season, rather than waiting for visual symptoms, when crops have already been affected and damaged. By understanding what is limiting plants, growers can then apply foliar nutrition or granular fertilisers to remedy deficiencies.