The invention relates to a detection method and in particular relates to a method for detecting organic carbon in plants and soil and a heating device of the method. The method for detecting organic carbon in plants and soil comprises the following steps: pretreating a
plant sample or a soil sample, mixing the pretreated
plant sample or the pretreated soil sample,
potassium dichromate solution and concentrated
sulfuric acid solution in a triangular flask, heating to carry out oxidizing reaction, adding
distilled water after the reaction is ended, cooling and adding
phenanthroline solution as an indicator, titrating the residual
potassium dichromate in the oxidizing reaction by using
ferrous sulfate solution, and calculating the content of organic carbon, wherein the oxidizing reaction refers to reaction under the condition of normal pressure steam generated by water at the temperature of 90-100 DEG C for 20-60 minutes. The normal pressure
steam heating method is simple to operate and easy to control, the temperature in a water bath kettle is stable and easy to control, the sample is uniformly heated and fully digested, and the method is safe,
environmentally friendly, high in detection reproducibility, accurate and efficient.