Major-minor element analysis in some plant seeds consumed as feed in Turkey

Umran Hicsonmez, Canan Ozdemir, Sermin Cam, Ali Ozdemir, F. Serap Erees

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey;.
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/ns.2012.45042                

Abstract

In this study, samples (clover, oats, bean, green lentil, spinach, corn, red lentil and rice) taken from some seeds consumed as food by people and from plant seeds used as provender are examined. Element analysis (Al, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sn, Sr, Sb, Si, Ti, U, Zn and Zr) in these samples was measured by using ICP-OES. Ca, K and Mg as major elements in all samples are determined. As results of the element analysis, meaningful relations between the elements in seeds have been researched by making statistical comparisons using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Keywords

Seed; Element Analysis; ICP-OES; ANOVA

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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