Which water tests should be done before specifying equipment?
A usable analysis normally covers EC, pH, cations and anions, bicarbonate, nitrate, chloride, sodium, boron, iron and manganese, total suspended solids and — for surface water — a biological indication. Sampling should reflect the season and source that will actually be used.
Where this sits in fertigation equipment procurement
Fertigation equipment covers injection (venturi, dosing pump or dosing unit), stock tanks, EC/pH control and the dosing channels needed for the crop recipe — the channel count and injection accuracy required drive most of the cost difference between offers.
Typical procurement searches this answers: fertigation equipment · fertigation system for greenhouse · dosing unit vs venturi injector · EC pH control fertigation
Inputs that change the answer
- Source type and season
- Laboratory parameter list
- Sampling protocol
- Intended crop and growing medium
What this answer does not settle
Water interpretation and treatment design are specialist scope; SeedMatchGroup does not issue water-quality assessments.
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