DETERMINATION OF IRON CONTENT IN DIFFERENTTYPES OF VEGETABLES GROWN IN AL-QASSIM,CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA | ||||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2000, Page 1139-1142 PDF (448.72 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2000.258613 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. H. El-Nadi,; K. N. Al-Redhaiman; M. Salad | ||||
| College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Al-Qasim Branch, P. O. Box 1482 Burraydah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| In this work sixteen plants locally grown in the sandy soil of central Saudi Arabia in Al-Qassim region have been investigated for their iron (Fe) content using computerized Shimadzu AA 620 spectrophotometer. This particular soil being devoid of minerals both macro- and micronutrients receives them from the added preparations of different types of chemicals. It was found that all 16 plants investigated in this work contained substantial amounts of Fe as is reflected by the healthy growth of the plants and by the actual amounts of Fe being determined for each of these plants. Sabanikh (Spinacia oleracea), carrot leaves (Duacus carota) and Basal (Allium cepa) contained 1000, 860 and 710 ppm respectively. The relatively low Fe content of pumpkin (Cucurbita spp < /em>) of 120 ppm may be due to the high content of carbohydrates in the plant. | ||||
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