Characterization of macro and micro-minerals in cassava leaves from genotypes planted in three different agroecological locations in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Diversity in the mineral composition of cassava leaves bred in sub-Saharan Africa has not been fully investigated. This study characterized macro and micro-minerals in 400 genotypes of Cassava leaves planted in three different agroecological environments in Nigeria. Laboratory analysis of the leaves was done using an Inductively Coupled Optical Emission Spectrometer. Across all three locations sampled in this study, the iron content ranged from 43 to 660 mg/kg, zinc from 16 to 440 mg/kg, Manganese 16-61mg/kg, Copper 0.7-14 mg/kg, Aluminum 5.3-630 mg/kg. Among the macro elements, Calcium ranged from 3600 to 17600 mg/kg, Magnesium 1760-6500 mg/kg, Sodium 0.4-720 mg/kg, Potassium 3100-27000 mg/kg. When the location effect was tested, there was a significant difference among the genotypes for

SUBMITTER: Alamu EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9699966 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature