Abstract
There are considerable variations in mineral content between species of plants and between various parts of the same plant. Richardson (12) pointed out that the relative amounts of various elements in plants depend on a number of variables such as species and genus of plant, the soil, temperature, and rainfall. Whittenberger (15) noted that an acid soil favors accumulation of silica in stems rather than in leaves. Of all ele-
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