ABSTRACT
Al Found in C. zeylanica using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) (Padhan et al. 2010); 14.91-118.81 mg/kg detd. in seed oils of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood and C. spinosa var. spinosa by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) (Özcan 2008)
Aluminum
Ba Traces found in organs of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005)Barium
C Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010)
Carbon
Ca Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010); high amount in all C. ovata parts by ICP-AES (Ogut and Er 2010); 1.04-76.39 mg/kg detd. in seed oils of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood and C. spinosa var. spinosa by ICP-AESD (Özcan 2008); highest levels, 598.34-16,947.1 ppm, in buds > of young shoots, flowers, caper berries (fruit), and seeds of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by IVP-AES (Özcan 2005); 90 mg/100 g in unripe fruit (ker) of C. decidua (Chauhan et al. 1986)
Calcium
Cd Very low amount in all C. ovata parts by ICP-AES (Ogut and Er 2010); traces in organs of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005)Cadmium
Cl Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010)
Chlorine
Cr Very low amount in all C. ovata parts by ICP-AES (Ogut and Er 2010); among the most plentiful trace elements found in C. spinosa seeds by ICP-AES (Meiliwan et al. 2009); traces in organs of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005)
Chromium
Cu Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010); among the most plentiful trace elements found in C. spinosa seeds by ICP-AES (Meiliwan et al. 2009); traces in organs of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005); 1.1 mg/100 g in unripe fruit (ker) of C. decidua (Chauhan et al. 1986); in C. spinosa, in higher concentration than in underlying soil (Lezhneva 1974)
Copper
Fe Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010); among the most plentiful trace elements found in C. spinosa seeds by ICP-AES (Meiliwan et al. 2009); 78.83-298.14 mg/kg detd. in seed oils of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood and C. spinosa var. spinosa by ICP-AES (Özcan 2008); 3.5 mg/100 g in unripe fruit (ker) of C. decidua (Chauhan et al. 1986)
Iron
K Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010); 4,057.1 to 37,368.1 ppm in all C. ovata parts by ICP-AES (Ogut and Er 2010); highest levels, 3,093.1-28,163.9 ppm, in buds > of young shoots, flowers, caper berries (fruit), and seeds (low of 3,093.1 ppm) of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005)
Potassium
Li Traces found in organs of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood, detd. by ICP-AES (Özcan 2005)Lithium
Mg Found in C. zeylanica using EDX (Padhan et al. 2010); 19.4 ppm (middle bud) to 1,559.6 ppm (large bud) in all C. ovata parts by ICP-AES (Ogut and Er 2010); found in C. spinosa seeds by ICP-AES (Meiliwan et al. 2009); 102.15-1,655.33 mg/kg detd. in seed oils of C. ovata Desf. var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood and C. spinosa var. spinosa by ICP-AES (Özcan 2008)
Magnesium
will vary depending on the soils from those areas. Still, Capparis may concentrate certain elements, as it does for silver (Ag). Other minerals, such as cadmium, may be more representative of an uptake of contaminants in the soil than the plant itself.
