Spatially resolved (semi)quantitative determination of iron (Fe) in plants by means of synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3341-3350

  Terzano, Roberto ^a   Alfeld, Matthias ^b   Janssens, Koen ^b   Vekemans, Bart ^c   Schoonjans, Tom ^c   Vincze, Laszlo ^c   Tomasi, Nicola ^d   Pinton, Roberto ^d   Cesco, Stefano ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^e FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Iron; Quantitative analysis; Synchrotron; Tomato; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CUCUMBER; DETECTION TECHNOLOGY; MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; MICRO-ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; TOMATO; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRUITS; IRON; SYNCHROTRONS; TISSUE;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

IRON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CUCUMBER; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SPECTROMETRY; SYNCHROTRON; TOMATO;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FLUORESCENCE; IRON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SYNCHROTRONS;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84876155790     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6768-6     Document Type: Article

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