COPPER/ZINC RATIO: AN INDICATOR OF MINERALIZATION IN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
N. C. AERY *
Laboratory of Geobotany and Biogeochemistry, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sukhadia University, Udaipur-313001
SANDHYA TYAGI *
Laboratory of Geobotany and Biogeochemistry, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sukhadia University, Udaipur-313001
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Elemental uptake by plants is much affected by a number of factors. Most of these factors can be eliminated by using a ratio of a pair of elements that have a similar response to the various physical factors. This has been done by measuring the concentration of the element sought, e.g. copper and that of another element used as a control e.g. zinc and vice versa.