Transfer of Macro, Trace and Ultratrace Elements in the Food Chain

Transfer of Macro, Trace and Ultratrace Elements in the Food Chain... 

First, it is interesting to note that a deficiency or excess of one element does not directly induce a particular symptom in cultivated or wild plants. In this respect, it is necessary to examine the macro, trace and ultratrace element transfer from the different polluted and unpolluted soils into the plant. Indicator plants must be easy to identify, grown worldwide, and indicate the mineral transfer to the food chain. On cultivated soils in many parts of the world, these conditions are met by wheat Triticum sativum), rye Secale cereale), and red clover Trifolium pratense sativum) of the field and meadow varieties (TrifoUum pratense spontaneum). The green plants were harvested when the rye was in blossom, the wheat shooting, the field red clover in bud, and the meadow red clover in blossom. 

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