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Table 2 Accuracy of elemental concentrations in certified reference material of durum wheat grain (CRM 8436) measured after micro-scaled digestion.

From: Micro-scaled high-throughput digestion of plant tissue samples for multi-elemental analysis

Element

Certified reference concentration μg g-1

Sample quantity, mg

  

1

2

5

10

15

20

  

Accuracy (% of certified reference concentration)

K

3180 ± 140

60 ± 1

91 ± 3

98 ± 2

93 ± 3

96 ± 2

96 ± 2

P

2900 ± 220

97 ± 2

84 ± 1

97 ± 2

90 ± 3

89 ± 1

89 ± 1

S

1930 ± 280

207 ± 4

123 ± 4

98 ± 2

86 ± 5

87 ± 2

87 ± 2

Mg

1070 ± 80

107 ± 4

97 ± 2

95 ± 1

95v2

99 ± 4

98 ± 1

Fe

41.5 ± 4

133 ± 20

97 ± 3

98 ± 7

92 ± 2

91 ± 2

91 ± 2

Mn

16 ± 1

96 ± 1

97 ± 1

97 ± 2

86 ± 2

93 ± 2

93 ± 2

Zn

12.5 ± 0.3

110 ± 2

99 ± 3

98 ± 1

97 ± 3

98 ± 3

98 ± 1

Cu

4.3 ± 0.69

45 ± 1

77 ± 5

91 ± 6

94 ± 6

97 ± 4

97 ± 4

Se

1.23 ± 0.09

100 ± 2

92 ± 4

93 ± 1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

Mo

0.7 ± 0.12

108 ± 13

98 ± 2

91 ± 2

102 ± 9

101 ± 7

92 ± 4

Cd

0.11 ± 0.05

137 ± 4

108 ± 2

95 ± 1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

  1. Values are means ± SE (n = 4).