The comparisons about macro elements content in vegetables collected from the Gotlob locality of Timis county

Authors:
Gabriel Heghedűş-Mîndru, Ramona Cristina Hegheduş-Mîndru, Petru Negrea, Radu Şumălan, Teodor Traşcă, Adina Negrea, Adrian Riviş, Ducu Ştef

Volume 19, Issue 2;
Pages: 160-166;
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former ISSN: 1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online): 2068-9551

The researches carried in this paper aimed at evaluating samples of vegetables from locality Gotlob, Timis county, in terms of content the macro elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). The samples of vegetables Bell Peppers (Capsicum annum), Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), Onions (Allium cepa), Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. Sativus), Eggplants (Solanum melongena) were collected from three different points of the locality Gotlob. The solutions obtained were analyzed using an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer - Varian 280 FS SpectrAAVariant. The highest content was recorded in sample Bell Peppers source 3 (12.585 g/Kg d.w.) for potassium element, in sample Carrots source 1 (1.690 g/Kg d.w.) for sodium element, 0.562 g/Kg d.w. for magnesium element in sample Carrots source 2, and 0.915 g/Kg d.w. for calcium element in sample Onions source 3.