Solvita Respiration products

The Solvita field test enables any person to monitor as-is or natural microbial respiration under circumstances unaffected by lab processing. To do this, one prepares a soil sample without drying or grinding. When measuring soil respiration in this way, the key factors which influence the outcome are moisture and temperature. Soils are often sampled at one temperature and then tested at another. In order to help calculate how these factors influence Solvita soil test results, Woods End offers a Solvita Calculator. The algorithm is based on the well-known Arrhenius Equation that relates biochemical reactions to temperature. We’ve modified it with soil moisture and a season-length factor.

Investigate Solutions for Soil Carbon Cycling. Solvita IRTH is a simple yet highly sophisticated CO2 tool for monitoring carbon dioxide emissions as they naturally occur in moist biological samples such as soil. IRTH® (pronounced “earth”) is an elegant and exciting means to observe and precisely measure biological decay or deterioration of soils, plant litter, composts and more.

The Solvita Ammonia Kit gives farmers, composters and laboratories the capability to readily measure volatile ammonia (NH3) present in manures, fertilizers and composts.

The incredible conundrum of grain production is that even while you can’t see it, micro-organisms are at work spoiling your hard-earned efforts, creating grain spoilage and loss that’s hard to recoup. The Solvita® Fungal Spoilage Test for grain gives you the tools to change all that, by detecting mold even before it’s visible – it’s like an early warning signal for fungal activity. This revolutionary grain spoilage test measures grain respiration, a unique measurement that helps predict spoilage before it happens.