The SM EN 16086-1:2017 standard is an essential tool for testing and evaluating soil improvers and growing media used in agriculture and horticulture. It details the method for determining plant response through a pot growth test using Chinese cabbage as an indicator plant.

Within the framework of this standard, precise requirements for carrying out experiments are established, ensuring uniform and reproducible conditions for assessing the efficiency of fertilizers and other soil improvers. Thus, the described method allows for the analysis of the impact on plant growth and supports users in selecting products that contribute to improving soil quality and obtaining healthy crops.

Fertilizer standards can be purchased from the online store of the Moldovan Institute for Standardization of Moldova – https://shop.standard.md/