Monochromatic X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for major and trace element analysis in plant science applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Determining elemental concentrations in plant tissues is crucial for any study on plant nutrition, physiology, contamination and food safety. However, existing methodologies based on acid digestion of samples coupled to inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) or plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) are time-consuming and expensive.

Methods

This study introduces an innovative approach for the rapid and reliable analysis of light, transition, and heavy elements in plant samples  using a novel monochromatic X-ray fluorescence (MXRF) spectrometer.

Results

The MXRF method was tested for the detection of 12 different elements, including light elements (K, Ca), transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn), metalloids (As, Se), and pos

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12830464 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature