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Calculating the Silicon in Horsetail (<i>Equisetum arvense</i> L.) during the Vegetation Season
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
Centre of Excellence for Animal and Human Ecology, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
Faculty of Natural Science, Institute of Chemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
- 1 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
- 2 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
- 3 Centre of Excellence for Animal and Human Ecology, Presov University in Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic
- 4 Faculty of Natural Science, Institute of Chemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Food and Nutrition Sciences·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 510–514·Published 9 May 2013·DOI10.4236/fns.2013.45065
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Abstract
Horsetail ( Equisetum arvense L.) is a perennial herb which creates during the life cycle spring and summer stems. The selected species and populations were monitored in the years 2009 - 2011 in three different natural locations in Laborecká vrchovina ( Slovakia ). Samples were collected by destructive methods in all three locations. Silicon content was determined in dry biomass by AAS. Silicon content in plants ranged from 21.11 ± 3.24 g ·kg -1 to 32.80 ± 8.03 g ·kg -1 . The highest content of silicon exhibited samples of the September collection. We found that the location and the year in terms of silicon content were not statistically significant. The main sources for statistical variability in the accumulation of silicon were during the collections.
KeywordsEnvironmental Factors<i>Equisetum arvense</i>L.Statistical VariabilitySilicon
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