Challenging applications for multi-element analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in agriculture: A review

• Published in: TrAC, Trends in analytical chemistry (Regular ed.) Vol. 85; pp. 260 - 272
• Main Authors: Peng, Jiyu, Liu, Fei, Zhou, Fei, Song, Kunlin, Zhang, Chu, Ye, Lanhan, He, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Agricultural products and food; Agriculture; Instruments; Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Nutrient elements; Plants; Precision agriculture; Soil; Toxic metals; ANN; Agricultural products and food; RMSEP; C-T; SVM; NELIBS; XRF; DPLIBS; Precision agriculture; LODs; MLR; PLS; Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Agriculture; RELIBS; ICP-OES; UV; RSD; CF; Instruments; PLEAF; Toxic metals; LIF; LA-ICP-MS; Plants; LIBS; AAS; NIR; Soil; Nutrient elements; ICP-MS; RM; PCR; CRM

•We reviewed the commonly used LIBS instruments in agriculture.•Some signal enhancement methods were introduced to improve LIBS performance.•Calibration methods were introduced for quantitative analysis.•Recent applications of LIBS were reviewed in soil, plants, agricultural products and food. Toxic...