In Brazilian laboratories, the determination of micronutrient contents for soil fertility analyses is based on extraction with Mehlich-1 solution (M-1), at a 1:5 w/v soil:extractant ratio, with subsequent quantification by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). However, many laboratories also use a 1:10 w/v soil:extractant M-1 ratio for the determination of macronutrients, and/or quantification by optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP OES), instead of AAS. As comparative studies between the micronutrient concentrations obtained by these alternative methods are scarce, the […]