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Table 2 Mean absolute percentage error of mean concentrations of a subset 6 mm diameter circle around the apex (1), lamina (2), and base (3) and their combinations compared to the mean concentrations of the whole leaves

From: X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) for metallome analysis of herbarium specimens

Combination

K (%)

Ca (%)

Mn (%)

Fe (%)

Co (%)

Ni (%)

Zn (%)

Se (%)

Average (%)

1

22.8

13.1

8.3

5.7

7.3

10.2

5.3

3.5

9.5

2

9.3

6.1

3.7

2.3

3.1

3.9

2.8

2.9

4.3

3

24.7

13.7

12.4

7.0

2.9

4.1

5

2.8

9.1

1,2

11.1

5.6

3.2

2.8

2.3

3.4

2.8

2.8

4.2

1,3

8.1

4.8

2.2

2.7

2.3

4.3

2.2

3

3.7

2,3

14.2

8.5

7.0

3.6

2.8

3.2

3.1

2.3

5.6

1,2,3

5.2

3.1

2.1

1.2

0.7

1.7

1.9

2.7

2.3