Concentration Level of Micronutrients in Soil, Vegetable, and Water Samples of the Farmland Area of Mera Kachori, Peshawar, Pakistan
Concentration Level of Micronutrients
Abstract
Abstract
Micronutrients such aszinc (Zn), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu) and molybdenum (Mo) were analyzed in the soil, vegetables and water samples collected from Mera Kachori, Peshawar. The concentrations were examined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer 700). The average concentration of Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and Mo were found to be 17.49, 1.72, 7.88, 0.23 and 222.18 mg/L in vegetable samples, respectively while in water sample was found to be 12.63, 2.03, 0.58, 0.01 and 19.76 mg/L, respectively. High value of iron was recorded for the soil sample C1, vegetable sample E, while the lowest for soil sample B3 and vegetable sample G. It has been observed that Zn shows the lowest concentration for A2 soil sample while the highest was recorded in B1 sample. The concentration of zinc in vegetable samples ranged from 1.33 to 2.845 mg/L. The lowest concentration was recorded in the F sample while the highest for sample E.
The concentration of copper in the soil samples ranges from 1.10 to 1.74 mg/L while for vegetable samples, 0.174 to 0.267 mg/L. High values of copper were recorded for the soil sample C2 vegetable sample F while the low values for soil sample A2 and vegetable sample H. The concentration of manganese in the soil was found in the range of 42.32 to 161.00 mg/L, while in vegetables were found in the range of 7.51 to 8.59 mg/L. The concentration of molybdenum in the soil was found in the range of 42.32 to 161.00 mg/L while in vegetables it was found in the range of 204.20 to 240.90 mg/L. The high concentration was recorded for sample G while the low for sample D. The overall results indicated that the average concentrations of Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu and Mo were found within the permissible limits.
