Comparative Studies of Minerals between Collected and Certified Samples of Some Important Barley Cultivars Grown in Pakistan

Ghulam Qadir Shar; Tasneem Gul Kazi; Wahid Bux Jatoi; Pirbho Mal J. Makheja; Liaquat Ali Shar; Khalida Parveen Mahar; Abdul Hussain Shar; Fateh M. Soomro

doi:10.21743/

Authors

Ghulam Qadir Shar Department of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan Author
Tasneem Gul Kazi National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan Author
Wahid Bux Jatoi Department of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan Author
Pirbho Mal J. Makheja Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan Author
Liaquat Ali Shar Department of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan Author
Khalida Parveen Mahar Department of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan Author
Abdul Hussain Shar National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan Author
Fateh M. Soomro Department of Microbiology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21743/

Keywords:

Barley; Essential and trace minerals; Atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

Abstract

Essential and trace elements; Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd, Ba, and Al were determined in eight barley cultivar samples collected from wheat research station, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam. The dried samples were digested in HNO₃ followed by H₂O₂, diluted with deionized water, and element were determined with atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results were in the mg/kg range 1127.88-2312.45 (Na), 6663.3-7482.91 (K), 8.91-122.45 (Ca), 2079.08-2522.64 (Mg), 841.01-2141.9 (Fe), 30.24-53.05 (Zn), 21.93-38.69 (Mn), 7.02-10.46 (Cu), 1.66-4.41 (Co), 0.84-1.22 (Cr), 0.7-1.23 (Ni), 0.55-1.21 (Pb), 0.23-0.49 (Cd), 3.96-9.25 (Ba), and 10.42-25.35 (Al). These results of collected samples were compared with certified samples of Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department of Pakistan.