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Fertilizer, Leaf, Soil, Water, Food and Miscellaneous Agricultural Products Testing Laboratory based in Kuching, Sarawak
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Fertilizer Testing
Fertilizer Testing
SP Lab provides testing for various straight fertilizers such as Urea, Sulphate of Ammonia (SOA), Rock Phosphate (RP), Muriate of Potash (MOP), Kieserite, Calcium Carbonate, Copper Sulphate, Zinc Sulphate, and also mixture compounds which include NK, Compound 25, Compound 44, Compound 45, Compound IMP and Fused Magnesium Phosphate (FMP). These are the common fertilizers used by the oil palm estates across the whole Sarawak region to enhance soil fertility, plant growth, and crops yield.
These fertilizers are tested using Malaysian Standard MS 417: The Analysis of Fertilizers methods for various parameters which include moisture, particle size, Ammoniacal Nitrogen, Nitrate Nitrogen, Urea Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, Citric Acid Soluble Phosphorus, Total Potassium, Total Magnesium, Total Boron and Total Calcium, while the Total Copper and Total Zinc are tested using In-house method based on Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC) standard methods. At SP Lab, our experienced laboratory technicians are dedicated and committed to delivering high-quality, accurate and precise analytical testing.
Plant or Leaf Testing
Plant or Leaf Testing
The growth and production of crops, especially oil palm is directly correlated to the concentration of nutrients in the leaf of crops. By testing and analyzing the nutrients in the leaf, it benefits us to understand the reasons for good or bad growth conditions and high or low productions volume. Furthermore, the mapping of plantations based on the nutrients in the leaf of crops at each block can help to optimize the effectiveness of fertilizer application and save cost.
SP Lab offers a wide range of testing for leaf nutrients especially for oil palm and other crops such as pepper, cocoa, pineapples, chili and etc. We test a foliar leaf for ash, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium using Malaysian Standard MS 677: Recommended Methods for Plant Chemical Analysis, while for Iron, Copper, Manganese, and Zinc using the In-house method based on the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC) standard methods.
Soil Testing
Soil Testing
Soil analysis is a vital part of sustainable crops and fertilizer management. The soil analysis is performed to verify the chemical and physical characteristics of the soil to evaluate soil fertility. Nutrients removed from soil can be replaced in time to optimize the growth and yield of the crops.
SP Lab provides testing for mineral soil and peat soil for its pH, conductivity, nitrogen and organic carbon contents, total and available phosphorus, exchangeable Ca, Mg, K, Cations Exchangeable Capacity (CEC) and physical composition (total clay, silt, fine sand and coarse sand).
Agronomic Services and Fertilizer Recommendation
Agronomic Services and Fertilizer Recommendation
SP Lab is providing the soil and foliar sampling, fertilizer recommendation and agronomic field technical advisory service for the small plantation holder and company owned estate with its estate size of minimum 100 Ha and above. The quotation for this service can be requested by sending email to splab@spbgroup.com.my.
Surface Water, Waste Water or Effluent Testing
Surface Water, Waste Water or Effluent Testing
According to MPOB, Sarawak has a total of 81 mills in operation with a total crude palm oil processing capacity of 22.60 million tonnes per year in 2019. It is estimated that 56.5 - 67.8 million tonnes of palm oil mill effluent are generated every year, and the number is increasing with the increase of the production volume. The Department of Environment has enforced a stricter discharge limit for the effluents especially for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids, Total Nitrogen, and also oil and grease.
SP Lab is receiving samples from palm oil mills for its upstream, downstream and final discharge wastewater or effluents to test on its pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD3), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Ammoniacal and Total Nitrogen, Total Solids, Total Suspended Solids, oil and grease contents.
Other miscellaneous agricultural products
Other miscellaneous agricultural products
Other than the above mentioned tests, SP Lab also helps oil palm estates to analyze the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) for its fruit and oil yield, digested compost from the empty fruit bunch, bunch ash, mesocarp fibers and decanter cake.
Our testing service is not limited to the palm oil industry, but also to other agricultural sectors which include rubber, cocoa, pepper, hydroponic or aquaponic farming and many more.
Food Nutritional Label Test
Food Nutritional Label Test
For food & beverage manufacturers and entrepreneurs, we also provide food testing for its pH, carbohydrate, fat, protein contents and energy in calories or kilojoules, total sugar and sodium.
Among the samples, we have tested are cookies, flavoring sauce, cooking paste, beverage, bread, noodles and other miscellaneous dry food products.
About us
About us
SP Lab, owned by Sarawak Plantation Services Sdn. Bhd. (SPSSB) was established in 1979. It is currently operating at a double-storey building located at Jalan Sultan Tengah, Kuching. SP Lab provides a wide range of analytical services to its customers, which includes government agencies, private oil palm plantations, higher learning institutions, fertilizer and agrichemical suppliers and fertilizing mixing factories.
Our laboratory quality policies are Independence and Impartiality, Competency and Quality of testing, Consistent Operation and Standard of Service.
We provide quality assurance for our testing through internal quality control, participate in proficiency testing programs, replicate testing using the same method, retesting of retained items, correlation of results for different characteristics of each item and use of Quality Control charts.
SP Lab is accredited under the National Laboratory Accreditation Scheme or Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia (SAMM) since August 2001. It meets the requirements of MS ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. Scope of testing includes fertilizer, foliar, soil and effluent.
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