This private Texas Agricultural Lab continues to lead in the fields of soil fertility and plant nutrition. Esper K. Chandler (deceased), a Certified Professional Agronomist and Soil Scientist, acquired the Lab in 1981 with his partner Dr. Albin D. Lengyel (deceased) of Phoenix, AZ, a teenage emigrant from Hungary to escaping Hitler. Joining the U.S. Navy, Lengyel used the GI Bill to further his education with degrees in agronomy, physiology and biochemistry. Lengyel was a pioneer in the practical application of plant analysis, particularly petiole (sap) testing. Lengyel had little patience with the Vietnam War protesters who did not appreciate the freedom and opportunity of his adopted country. K. Chandler had boyhood farm experience from tractor driver, thru farm manager and owner, L.S.U. Experiment Station, Fertilizer Industry salesman, Agronomist, research & development and Executive with three (3) successive major fertilizer industry leaders, was an Independent Agricultural Consultant in Conventional, Sustainable, and Natural/Organic methods.
By "Asking the Plants"™ what they need for maximum economic production with plant analysis, TPSL, with the aid of many soil fertility experts, developed soil-testing procedures that uniquely imitate plant/soil interactions. Using University research procedures for extracting soil nutrients with Carbon Dioxide that mimic the plant roots natural process, their lab test values were calibrated by plant analysis for rating soil nutrient availability. Citrus & Sugar Cane were the first crops to be crop-logged. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, field crops, pastures, lawns, gardens, athletic turf, etc. followed. Crop Logging (series of testing) is especially effective with irrigation.
K. Chandler of TPSL was cited as a leader in soil fertility and plant nutrition by ACRES U.S.A., an internationally acclaimed agricultural publication. They featured the Lab as a cutting - edge leader in the field of soil fertility and plant nutrition. TPSL's development of standards for using plant sap (blood) tests calibrated to soil tests is leading the field of aiding growers to improve their yields, qualities and profits. Their Crop-Logging Plant Analysis Programs increase yields, quality, profits, and also IMPROVE WATER USE EFFICIENCY.




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